
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 11PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
214 | 218 | 214 | 226 | 220 | 214 | 293 | 272 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 215 | 212 | 167 | 157 | 154 | 152 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:25PM0.50m | 3:57AM0.64m | 3:58PM0.46m | 4:31AM0.58m | 4:35PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.02m | 10:15AM0.12m | 9:49PM0.08m | 10:51AM0.17m | 10:19PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
214 | 218 | 214 | 212 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 168 | 164 | 164 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 117 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
60 | 49 | 45 | 34 | 220 | 214 | 293 | 272 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 215 | 212 | 167 | 157 | 154 | 152 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
67 | 125 | 164 | 226 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 192 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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