Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Weligama today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Weligama at 4AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Weligama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 625 | 554 | 918 | 540 | 1038 | 883 | 795 | 660 | 536 | 557 | 557 | 622 | 521 | 413 | 440 | 459 | 565 | 670 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:43AM0.49m | 4:39PM0.40m | 5:01AM0.44m | 4:47PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.08m | 10:55AM0.13m | 10:36PM0.12m | 11:15AM0.18m | 10:40PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 367 | 507 | 918 | 540 | 1038 | 883 | 795 | 660 | 208 | 198 | 163 | 622 | 521 | 413 | 440 | 361 | 355 | 670 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | W 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 625 | 554 | 547 | 298 | 10 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 536 | 557 | 557 | 149 | 149 | 199 | 251 | 459 | 565 | 286 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | W 9 | — | SW 22 | W 9 | — | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 73 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 18 | 2 | — | 44 | 39 | 75 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 128 | 71 | 156 | 147 | 152 | 175 | 175 | 207 | — | — | — | 113 | 128 | 132 | 105 | 105 | 89 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 879 | 466 | 190 | 190 | 879 | 879 | 879 | 769 | 769 | 769 | 466 | 17 | 17 | 761 | 1795 | 972 | 972 | 190 |
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