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Yala surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Yala surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Yala sea temperature is
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Yala today?
The current surf forecast for Yala at 10PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Yala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 13 | |
266 | 341 | 333 | 400 | 304 | 292 | 222 | 218 | 215 | 276 | 276 | 215 | 213 | 149 | 128 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 65 | 55 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:12PM0.25m | 6:32AM0.17m | 4:19PM0.23m | 3:15PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.07m | 9:53AM0.16m | 00:32AM0.09m | 2:53AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 |
— | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
 kJ | 266 | 128 | 333 | 400 | 304 | 292 | 222 | 218 | 215 | 276 | 276 | 215 | 213 | 78 | 70 | 68 | 86 | 68 | 90 | 67 | 64 | 40 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 7 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 118 | 341 | 131 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 74 | 69 | 42 | 76 | 58 | 59 | 73 | 149 | 128 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 87 | 87 | 28 | 65 | 54 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 28 | 68 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 30 | 87 | 56 | 55 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 24 | 29 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 140 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1001 | 1296 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
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