
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wijiya Beach (Dalawella) today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wijiya Beach (Dalawella) at 7AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wijiya Beach (Dalawella). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
158 | 346 | 314 | 377 | 510 | 510 | 1057 | 973 | 905 | 893 | 871 | 828 | 775 | 639 | 529 | 521 | 507 | 419 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:20AM0.36m | 1:59AM0.31m | 10:48AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.23m | 6:06PM0.25m | 5:38AM0.30m | 5:50PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
158 | 346 | 149 | 149 | 510 | 510 | 1057 | 973 | 905 | 893 | 871 | 828 | 775 | 639 | 529 | 521 | 507 | 419 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 16 | S 17 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
158 | 153 | 314 | 377 | 149 | 247 | 116 | 116 | 111 | 104 | 124 | 124 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | — | — | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | S 26 | S 24 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
32 | 33 | 137 | 137 | 135 | 116 | — | — | 42 | 39 | — | — | 24 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
42 | 42 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 58 | 44 | 43 | 53 | — | 38 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 752 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 752 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
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