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Yala surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 +0530
How big are the waves at Yala today?
The current surf forecast for Yala at 1PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Yala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 313 | 352 | 380 | 603 | 607 | 621 | 588 | 652 | 639 | 714 | 633 | 798 | 677 | 676 | 685 | 837 | 737 | 640 | 1417 | 625 | 590 | 489 | 520 | 461 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:26PM 0.17 | 2:38AM 0.24 | 1:25PM 0.19 | 2:28AM 0.26 | 1:40PM 0.22 | 2:33AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:40AM 0.15 | 7:36PM 0.09 | 8:38AM 0.14 | 7:40PM 0.06 | 8:27AM 0.12 | 7:54PM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for East
The wind is still cross-off at Yala (moderate winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 300 degs) at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport 38 km from Yala). 1.2m 12s groundswell from the S with a 1.1m 6s windswell from the SW and a 0.3m 18s long period groundswell from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
38 km away, 1 h 34 min ago
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