Weligama surf break

Weligama surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 +0530
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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
27.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Weligama today?

The current surf forecast for Weligama at 4PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)20s
Evening (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

Table - waves today at Weligama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)162020191515141818181716161616161615151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)144132336332214188180356448352307273295366288362527259169167371361273273
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
0
N
5
ENE
5
E
5
NE
0
E
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscrossglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:27PM
0.40
2:22AM
0.53
2:54PM
0.43
2:49AM
0.55
3:20PM
0.46
3:16AM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:29AM
0.08
8:04PM
0.12
8:54AM
0.05
8:35PM
0.10
9:18AM
0.02
9:05PM
0.08
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise6:22-------6:22-------6:24-------
Sunset---6:12-------6:13-------6:13----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242726262525242425262725242424232427272624232323
Feels °C (?)273028292929272829282827272727262829272726262626
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