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Balapitiya surf Forecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 23 Apr 2024 +0530
Forecast update in hr min s 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 31.0°C (Statistics for 23 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 29.7 °C max: 30.8 °C min: 28.2 °C)
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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 31.0°C (Statistics for 23 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 29.7 °C max: 30.8 °C min: 28.2 °C)
How big are the waves at Balapitiya today?
The current surf forecast for Balapitiya at 1AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Balapitiya. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 638 | 585 | 595 | 514 | 506 | 434 | 434 | 402 | 303 | 453 | 542 | 431 | 437 | 431 | 413 | 323 | 337 | 342 | 272 | 229 | 178 | 175 | 123 | 99 | 162 | 164 | 109 | 112 | 113 | 144 | 198 | 174 | 257 | 311 | 467 | 458 | 586 | 746 | 863 | 1077 | 1044 | 936 | 905 | 1351 | 1351 | 1336 | 1193 | 952 | 929 | 917 | 917 | 917 | 803 | 793 | 581 | 543 | 412 | 407 | 407 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:13AM 0.56 | 2:32PM 0.70 | 2:36AM 0.56 | 2:55PM 0.71 | 3:00AM 0.54 | 3:21PM 0.70 | 3:23AM 0.52 | 3:48PM 0.67 | 3:48AM 0.48 | 4:17PM 0.63 | 4:14AM 0.44 | 4:51PM 0.58 | 4:43AM 0.39 | 5:33PM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:24PM 0.05 | 8:10AM 0.01 | 8:48PM 0.04 | 8:32AM 0.01 | 9:13PM 0.05 | 8:54AM 0.02 | 9:40PM 0.07 | 9:18AM 0.04 | 10:09PM 0.10 | 9:42AM 0.07 | 10:42PM 0.15 | 10:07AM 0.11 | 11:22PM 0.20 | 10:34AM 0.17 | 12:27AM 0.25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
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