
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hikkaduwa (A-Frame) today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hikkaduwa (A-Frame) at 7PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hikkaduwa (A-Frame). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
385 | 437 | 341 | 367 | 367 | 516 | 497 | 534 | 573 | 929 | 793 | 793 | 346 | 307 | 351 | 566 | 620 | 411 | 471 | 288 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:54PM0.56m | 1:24AM0.64m | 1:22PM0.59m | 1:48AM0.69m | 1:49PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.08m | 7:34AM0.12m | 7:30PM0.04m | 8:01AM0.09m | 7:52PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
367 | 303 | 303 | 367 | 367 | 396 | 497 | 534 | 573 | 929 | 793 | 793 | 298 | 307 | 351 | 566 | 620 | 411 | 471 | 288 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
385 | 437 | 341 | 75 | 367 | 516 | 422 | 413 | 326 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 346 | 276 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 65 | 67 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 17 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
77 | 75 | 75 | 248 | 79 | 61 | 61 | 47 | 46 | — | — | — | 44 | 56 | 215 | — | — | 111 | 145 | 109 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 749 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 859 | 859 | 427 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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