Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 1PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 241 | 241 | 305 | 238 | 214 | 206 | 297 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 196 | 178 | 174 | 173 | 171 | 142 | 103 | 125 | 99 | 96 | 146 | 133 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:25AM0.66m | 3:28PM0.52m | 3:49AM0.62m | 3:49PM0.47m | 4:12AM0.57m | 4:08PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.06m | 9:19PM0.02m | 9:58AM0.09m | 9:40PM0.06m | 10:23AM0.13m | 10:01PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 216 | 202 | 198 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 119 | 297 | 91 | 82 | 62 | 43 | 178 | 174 | 173 | 20 | 29 | 21 | 125 | 52 | 69 | 81 | 81 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSE 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 |
| kJ | 147 | 241 | 241 | 305 | 238 | 214 | 34 | 206 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 196 | 75 | 73 | 171 | 171 | 142 | 72 | 102 | 99 | 96 | 97 | 99 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | SW 16 | W 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 14 | SSW 20 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 12 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 206 | 4 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 39 | 103 | 39 | 32 | 74 | 146 | 133 | 180 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 17 | 17 | 31 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 33 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 739 | 172 | 43 | 172 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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