Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hiriketya Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hiriketya Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hiriketya Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 206 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 196 | 181 | 174 | 171 | 171 | 142 | 132 | 102 | 99 | 96 | 146 | 133 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:54AM0.44m | 4:11PM0.34m | 4:14AM0.40m | 4:30PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM0.03m | 10:07AM0.03m | 9:51PM0.06m | 10:30AM0.06m | 10:08PM0.09m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SW 16 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 157 | 132 | 132 | 102 | 72 | 196 | 60 | 29 | 41 | 31 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 86 | 83 | 64 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 206 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 79 | 181 | 174 | 73 | 171 | 142 | 132 | 102 | 99 | 96 | 97 | 37 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 11 | WSW 6 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 206 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 4 | 76 | 73 | 171 | 39 | 20 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 48 | 146 | 133 | 180 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 81 | 113 | 396 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 801 | 801 | 113 | 51 | 16 |
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