Yala surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 +0530
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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
29.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yala today?

The current surf forecast for Yala at 5AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)151518181817131616161615151514141413131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)726999982221459212912718118316110615014815314812812612685848377
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
ESE
25
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39AM
0.22
4:38PM
0.30
4:55AM
0.20
4:44PM
0.27
5:01AM
0.17
4:32PM
0.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
0.04
10:13AM
0.06
11:12PM
0.06
10:17AM
0.09
11:28PM
0.09
9:56AM
0.12
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----6:07-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset-------6:14-------6:14-------6:14
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282725252830302928262424263030292725242426292929
Feels °C (?)303027272828282829282525273028282927262628302930
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