
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Weligama today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Weligama at 9PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Weligama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
366 | 454 | 459 | 670 | 1431 | 1560 | 1537 | 1636 | 2018 | 1913 | 2134 | 2054 | 1900 | 1658 | 1635 | 1613 | 1402 | 1382 | 1223 | 912 | |
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 | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:47PM0.35m | 5:17AM0.39m | 4:24PM0.30m | 5:16AM0.34m | 12:21PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.17m | 11:35AM0.24m | 10:10PM0.21m | 11:26AM0.30m | 7:53PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
366 | 361 | 355 | 670 | 1431 | 1560 | 1537 | 1636 | 2018 | 1913 | 2134 | 2054 | 1900 | 1658 | 1635 | 1613 | 1402 | 1382 | 1223 | 912 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 |
251 | 454 | 459 | 286 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 56 | 56 | 101 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 20 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
20 | 20 | 26 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | — | 9 | 9 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
109 | 93 | 90 | 80 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 106 | 83 | 113 | 89 | 72 | 90 | 87 | 86 | 106 | 150 | 127 | 155 | 164 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 879 | 879 | 671 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 189 | 879 | 879 | 972 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 671 | 672 | 742 | 190 | 190 |
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