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Balapitiya surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 23 Jan 2025 +0530
How big are the waves at Balapitiya today?
The current surf forecast for Balapitiya at 6AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jan) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (23 Jan) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (23 Jan) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Balapitiya. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
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| Energy (?) | 78 | 74 | 134 | 134 | 133 | 133 | 127 | 155 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 249 | 192 | 219 | 211 | 208 | 306 | 371 | 421 | 421 | 496 | 421 | 362 | 273 | 262 | 258 | 314 | 255 | 251 | 251 | 301 | 245 | 234 | 215 | 212 | 208 | 175 | 205 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 128 | 122 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 69 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 68 | 67 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:03AM 0.38 | 8:48PM 0.44 | 11:25PM 0.46 | 12:13PM 0.30 | 12:38AM 0.52 | 1:13PM 0.35 | 1:20AM 0.58 | 1:46PM 0.40 | 1:53AM 0.63 | 2:16PM 0.45 | 2:24AM 0.67 | 2:45PM 0.50 | 2:52AM 0.69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:14AM 0.31 | 12:51PM 0.19 | 1:57PM 0.24 | 7:43AM 0.26 | 5:04PM 0.24 | 7:50AM 0.20 | 6:27PM 0.20 | 8:10AM 0.15 | 7:15PM 0.15 | 8:33AM 0.10 | 7:54PM 0.10 | 8:56AM 0.06 | 8:29PM 0.07 | 9:19AM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
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