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Balapitiya surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 23 Feb 2025 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Balapitiya surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Balapitiya sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Balapitiya today?
The current surf forecast for Balapitiya at 12PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Feb) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (23 Feb) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Feb) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Balapitiya. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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| Energy (?) | 194 | 238 | 260 | 310 | 310 | 251 | 480 | 438 | 429 | 360 | 360 | 350 | 331 | 313 | 224 | 253 | 299 | 330 | 404 | 449 | 424 | 381 | 376 | 587 | 483 | 370 | 424 | 418 | 412 | 401 | 390 | 276 | 264 | 212 | 208 | 205 | 205 | 175 | 172 | 134 | 122 | 118 | 69 | 69 | 114 | 114 | 94 | 94 | 66 | 59 | 58 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 78 | 162 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:38PM 0.30 | 12:43AM 0.49 | 1:34PM 0.36 | 1:15AM 0.56 | 1:46PM 0.43 | 1:42AM 0.62 | 2:07PM 0.50 | 2:08AM 0.65 | 2:31PM 0.58 | 2:33AM 0.67 | 2:58PM 0.64 | 2:58AM 0.67 | 3:25PM 0.69 | 3:23AM 0.66 | 3:53PM 0.71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:56AM 0.24 | 5:01PM 0.29 | 7:57AM 0.20 | 6:37PM 0.22 | 7:59AM 0.14 | 7:18PM 0.16 | 8:12AM 0.08 | 7:52PM 0.10 | 8:30AM 0.03 | 8:24PM 0.05 | 8:50AM -0.02 | 8:56PM 0.03 | 9:11AM -0.05 | 9:27PM 0.02 | 9:34AM -0.06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 01 | Sunday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
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