Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Weligama today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Weligama at 7PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Weligama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2160 | 2088 | 1869 | 1643 | 1581 | 1520 | 1310 | 1123 | 1108 | 965 | 951 | 811 | 799 | 407 | 562 | 708 | 980 | 544 | 636 | 636 | 627 | 585 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:55AM0.43m | 5:26PM0.34m | 6:22AM0.38m | 5:04PM0.29m | 7:36AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:03PM0.21m | 11:32PM0.17m | 12:40PM0.26m | 11:10PM0.22m | 8:20PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2160 | 2088 | 1869 | 1643 | 1581 | 1520 | 1310 | 1123 | 1108 | 965 | 951 | 811 | 799 | 291 | 480 | 472 | 980 | 332 | 636 | 636 | 627 | 585 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 18 | W 6 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | S 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 285 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 50 | 30 | 31 | 49 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 240 | 50 | 407 | 562 | 708 | 332 | 544 | 269 | 264 | 244 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | W 10 | S 21 | S 22 | S 20 | W 9 | S 19 | W 6 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | S 18 | S 26 | S 26 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 52 | 35 | 36 | 127 | 43 | 343 | 54 | 59 | 52 | 55 | 221 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 |
| kJ | 104 | 102 | 114 | 98 | 94 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 64 | — | 54 | 42 | 80 | 58 | 57 | 75 | 74 | — | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 671 | 672 | 1795 | 1205 | 190 | 379 | 374 | 190 | 671 | 879 | 379 | 795 | 190 | 374 | 190 | 190 | 189 | 879 | 379 | 769 | 190 |
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