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 6AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 19). 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 37mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2987 | 2783 | 2684 | 2398 | 2160 | 2088 | 1869 | 1643 | 1581 | 1364 | 1310 | 1123 | 978 | 965 | 951 | 704 | 674 | 407 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:55AM0.43m | 5:26PM0.34m | 6:22AM0.38m | 5:04PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM0.12m | 12:03PM0.21m | 11:32PM0.17m | 12:40PM0.26m | 11:10PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2987 | 2783 | 2684 | 2398 | 2160 | 2088 | 1869 | 1643 | 1581 | 1364 | 1310 | 1123 | 978 | 965 | 951 | 704 | 674 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 18 | S 19 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1561 | — | 221 | 221 | 285 | — | — | 67 | 71 | 46 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 240 | 343 | 407 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | S 24 | S 21 | S 22 | S 20 | W 9 | W 9 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 57 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 35 | 36 | 127 | 28 | 27 | 332 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 80 | 81 | 81 | 95 | 84 | 80 | 77 | 87 | 91 | 62 | 62 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 879 | 379 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 189 | 672 | 879 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 374 | 672 | 879 | 190 | 190 | 190 |
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