Peanut Farm

Point break

Ampara, Sri Lanka

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From level advanced · Boardshort / lycraAccessible from advanced level: shoulder-high waves (0.9–1.4 m), enough volume to catch them. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
6.5/10
Fair
Size
0.91.4 m
shoulder-high
Wind
18 km/h
SW · Cross-shore
Swell
1.2 m
11 s · SSE
Best window · 9h7.0/10 · 0.81.3 m · 16 km/h
Today's take

Well-shaped wave, decent swell from the SSE. Cross-shore wind that ruffles the surface a little. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
03h0.81.31115☁️27°
06h0.81.31113🌤️28°
09h0.81.4114🌤️33°
12h0.91.41211🌦️32°
15hBest0.91.4127🌧️31°
18h0.71.31114☁️29°
21h0.71.21117☁️28°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+5:30) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h16 Sun06h12h18hBM 05:00+0.5 mPM 06:30+0.6 mPM 13:00+0.5 mPM 15:00+0.5 mBM 21:30+0.4 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 11:08 GMT+5:30 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.