Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 4AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1225 | 1158 | 999 | 1014 | 880 | 843 | 694 | 591 | 572 | 572 | 480 | 522 | 522 | 505 | 561 | 661 | 661 | 1330 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:12PM0.42m | 1:13AM0.32m | 12:51PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.24m | 7:45PM0.20m | 6:20AM0.23m | 7:44PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1225 | 1158 | 999 | 1014 | 880 | 843 | 694 | 591 | 572 | 572 | 480 | 451 | 423 | 488 | 409 | 488 | 418 | 1330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 184 | 108 | 156 | 332 | 332 | 305 | 373 | 373 | 361 | 422 | 522 | 522 | 505 | 561 | 661 | 661 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 24 | S 24 | S 22 | S 21 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | S 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 97 | 173 | 83 | 233 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 20 | 19 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 50 | 50 | 77 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 |
| kJ | 158 | 153 | 124 | 124 | 148 | 127 | 127 | 120 | 118 | 113 | 113 | 106 | 94 | 69 | 67 | 52 | 50 | 239 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 338 | 211 | 211 | 738 | 211 | 210 | 755 | 738 | 755 | 738 | 211 | 424 | 211 | 210 | 859 | 738 | 859 | 211 |
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