Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Weligama today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Weligama at 2AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Weligama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 182 | 180 | 243 | 235 | 211 | 206 | 295 | 266 | 256 | 231 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 288 | 280 | 158 | 346 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:32AM0.45m | 4:40PM0.34m | 4:53AM0.40m | 4:54PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.14m | 10:59AM0.17m | 10:19PM0.18m | 11:37AM0.22m | 10:04PM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 89 | 69 | 102 | 87 | 82 | 60 | 60 | 55 | 54 | 182 | 178 | 172 | 172 | 165 | 162 | 159 | 156 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 111 | 182 | 180 | 243 | 235 | 211 | 206 | 295 | 266 | 256 | 231 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 288 | 280 | 158 | 346 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 17 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 117 | 78 | 113 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 35 | 140 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 0 |
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