Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 6AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSE 11 | WNW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 303 | 303 | 249 | 302 | 335 | 311 | 303 | 286 | 260 | 275 | 249 | 251 | 246 | 249 | 249 | 422 | 279 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:38AM0.66m | 3:34PM0.67m | 4:08AM0.66m | 4:00PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24PM0.00m | 9:33AM0.09m | 9:48PM-0.00m | 10:02AM0.11m | 10:11PM0.01m | |||||||||||||
 | | | |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | W 7 | W 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WNW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 303 | 303 | 303 | 249 | 240 | 236 | 187 | 187 | 286 | 260 | 245 | 249 | 249 | 246 | 249 | 249 | 206 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 171 | 215 | 148 | 146 | 144 | 146 | 226 | 146 | 231 | 240 | 100 | 136 | 30 | 245 | 100 | 99 | 92 | 202 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 10 | SSE 16 | WNW 10 | W 10 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 26 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 107 | 160 | 156 | 35 | 90 | 35 | 52 | 110 | 140 | 136 | 13 | 41 | 138 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 87 | 88 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 170 | 170 | 178 | 202 | 302 | 335 | 311 | 303 | — | — | 275 | 217 | 251 | — | 176 | 165 | 422 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 205 | 859 | 24 | 210 | 211 | 211 | 58 | 211 | 210 | 211 | 859 | 210 | 210 |
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