East Sri Lanka · Thursday, Sep 24

Peanut Farm

Updated Wed, Sep 23, 6:00 AM GMT+5:30

When to go

6:00 AM–8:00 AM

Strong wind — difficult conditions · Low confidence

Wind forecast only

Strong wind: 12.5 kt · cross-shore

Surf height is unavailable. This choice is based on wind only.

Cautions

Strong wind or gusts up to 20.6 kt can make the session difficult; being first in the list does not make conditions good.
Strong wind or gusts up to 22.4 kt can make the session difficult; being first in the list does not make conditions good.
Strong wind or gusts up to 23.3 kt can make the session difficult; being first in the list does not make conditions good.

Forecast details

This is the best time in the forecast, though wind may make it choppy.

Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

10:00 AM–12:00 PM · Asia/Colombo
Strong wind · up to 15.3 kt · reported gusts up to 31.3 kt
Caution: This is the best available wind comparison, not a favorable-wind label. Strong wind remains in the selected evidence.
Wave height unavailable for the full period. Tide data unavailable.
Wind source time: Sep 23, 5:15 AM GMT+5:30. This is not the model run issue time.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
Tide unavailable: assessment incomplete, especially at shallow reef breaks.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind SSW 12.5 kt

Tide Unavailable

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swell— Unavailable Returned wave-model grid differs from the checked coastal cell; offshore waves are withheld pending exposure review.

Model windSSW 12.5 ktcross-shoreValid 2026-09-24 08:00 · Asia/Colombo5.7 kt offshore component

TideUnavailableunavailableNo verified local tide station connected; no tide height estimated

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Peanut Farm
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	SW 12.9 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
1 AM	SW 13.1 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
2 AM	SW 12.2 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
3 AM	SW 12.4 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
4 AM	SW 11.5 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
5 AM	SW 11.9 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
6 AM	SSW 11 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
7 AM	SSW 12.5 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
8 AM	SSW 12.5 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
9 AM	SW 15.7 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
10 AM	SW 15.3 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
11 AM	SW 14.8 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
Noon	SW 15.3 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
1 PM	SW 17.3 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
2 PM	SW 14.4 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
3 PM	SW 13.7 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
4 PM	SW 15.6 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
5 PM	SSW 13.2 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
6 PM	SSW 12.1 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
7 PM	SW 13.5 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
8 PM	SSW 12.6 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
9 PM	SW 13.3 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
10 PM	SW 12.1 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
11 PM	SW 12.5 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable

12 AMUnavailable

WindSW 12.9 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

1 AMUnavailable

WindSW 13.1 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

2 AMUnavailable

WindSW 12.2 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

3 AMUnavailable

WindSW 12.4 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

4 AMUnavailable

WindSW 11.5 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

5 AMUnavailable

WindSW 11.9 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

6 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 11 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

7 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 12.5 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

8 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 12.5 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

9 AMUnavailable

WindSW 15.7 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

10 AMUnavailable

WindSW 15.3 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

11 AMUnavailable

WindSW 14.8 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

NoonUnavailable

WindSW 15.3 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

1 PMUnavailable

WindSW 17.3 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

2 PMUnavailable

WindSW 14.4 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

3 PMUnavailable

WindSW 13.7 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

4 PMUnavailable

WindSW 15.6 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

5 PMUnavailable

WindSSW 13.2 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

6 PMUnavailable

WindSSW 12.1 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

7 PMUnavailable

WindSW 13.5 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

8 PMUnavailable

WindSSW 12.6 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

9 PMUnavailable

WindSW 13.3 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

10 PMUnavailable

WindSW 12.1 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

11 PMUnavailable

WindSW 12.5 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

Tide

Local tide station unavailable

Tide predictions are unavailable for this period.

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Point break.

Mapped spot coordinate: 6.88, 81.85.

Mainland · Coast not verified · Ocean-facing bearing 90° · Location provenance

Model request point: Peanut Farm (6.88, 81.85). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 1/6 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier D · MODEL_FIRST_ASIA · spot-level model point

Sri Lanka Department of Meteorology marine forecasts
No current official regional narrative covers the selected local date.UnavailableNo source time
The Buoy API
No current same-exposure Sri Lanka wave observation with verified station identity, coordinates, units, and timestamp is connected.UnavailableNo source time
WorldTides API
No tide station is assigned without a verified station identity, coordinate, datum, timezone, distance, and current prediction response.UnavailableNo source time
Open-Meteo Marine API
Returned wave-model grid differs from the checked coastal cell; offshore waves are withheld pending exposure review.UnavailableNo source time
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 23, 5:15 AM GMT+5:30
Copernicus Marine Global Ocean Waves
No independently authenticated Copernicus product, run, grid, and current response is connected; the official narrative and Open-Meteo remain separately labeled forecast evidence.UnavailableNo source time
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.