- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Weligama surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Weligama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Weligama sea temperature is
30.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Weligama today?
The current surf forecast for Weligama at 5AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Weligama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
883 | 725 | 696 | 485 | 478 | 394 | 557 | 687 | 472 | 389 | 425 | 366 | 396 | 396 | 290 | 290 | 195 | 229 | 229 | 131 | 129 | 89 | 85 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:16AM0.34m | 5:21PM0.42m | 6:26AM0.30m | 6:19PM0.37m | 9:37AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.15m | 10:45AM0.19m | 00:21AM0.18m | 11:29AM0.24m | 2:09AM0.20m | 2:41PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  |  |  |  | | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
 kJ | 883 | 725 | 696 | 485 | 478 | 394 | 557 | 687 | 472 | 389 | 425 | 366 | 396 | 396 | 290 | 290 | 93 | 78 | 80 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 66 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 5 | SSE 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 85 | 81 | 130 | 19 | 59 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 52 | 195 | 229 | 229 | 131 | 129 | 89 | 85 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 6 | SSE 9 | SW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 59 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 75 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 73 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | NW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 23 | 8 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 85 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 769 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 374 | 20 | 189 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 17 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Weligama surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest