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Whiskey Point surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Whiskey Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whiskey Point sea temperature is
29.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Whiskey Point today?
The current surf forecast for Whiskey Point at 8PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whiskey Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 15 | |
254 | 285 | 293 | 240 | 200 | 172 | 146 | 125 | 160 | 237 | 281 | 191 | 197 | 186 | 180 | 152 | 177 | 227 | 232 | 169 | 169 | 130 | 128 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 2:57PM0.20m | 6:11AM0.16m | 2:53PM0.18m | 7:50AM0.16m | 2:09PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM0.01m | 9:47AM0.14m | 10:51PM0.03m | 9:34AM0.16m | 11:01PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 |
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Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 |
30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 35 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
 kJ | 144 | 141 | 141 | 101 | 132 | 123 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 62 | 97 | 59 | 107 | 141 | 141 | 138 | 175 | 163 | 157 | 151 | 143 | 71 | 71 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 66 | 86 | 146 | 149 | 92 | 126 | 127 | 124 | 99 | 169 | 169 | 130 | 128 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 8 | SSE 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 79 | 48 | 28 | 9 | 91 | 65 | 64 | 69 | 152 | 121 | 79 | 78 | 104 | 96 | 119 | 85 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 254 | 285 | 293 | 240 | 200 | 172 | 146 | 125 | 160 | 237 | 281 | 191 | 197 | 186 | 180 | 149 | 177 | 227 | 232 | 152 | 90 | 78 | 75 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1068 | 1068 | 1068 | 1048 | 1048 | 1093 | 1093 | 604 | 1817 | 1215 | 1093 | 1093 | 1180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1896 | 604 | 604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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