Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 3PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 13 | W 10 | SE 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 441 | 389 | 433 | 400 | 322 | 370 | 270 | 416 | 477 | 321 | 530 | 196 | 510 | 500 | 494 | 484 | 177 | 188 | 188 | 287 | 310 | 387 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:52PM0.50m | 1:23AM0.36m | 1:30PM0.54m | 1:56AM0.41m | 2:02PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.16m | 6:52AM0.17m | 8:13PM0.12m | 7:30AM0.13m | 8:33PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | WNW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WNW 10 | SE 10 | WNW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 441 | 389 | 433 | 375 | 322 | 370 | 270 | 265 | 200 | 237 | 196 | 176 | 196 | 167 | 167 | 173 | 157 | 154 | 123 | 150 | 123 | 387 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SE 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 325 | 166 | 347 | 331 | 210 | 322 | 241 | 269 | 269 | 200 | 307 | 196 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 177 | 147 | 144 | 141 | 310 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | W 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 131 | 32 | 100 | 273 | 269 | 269 | 109 | 115 | 321 | 88 | 169 | 171 | 171 | 146 | 100 | 123 | 188 | 188 | 287 | 120 | 117 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 6 | — | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 385 | 55 | 392 | 400 | 58 | — | 58 | 416 | 477 | 74 | 530 | 124 | 510 | 500 | 494 | 484 | 128 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 137 | 146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 333 | 719 | 859 | 739 | 739 | 338 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 210 | 648 | 859 | 750 | 859 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 210 | 738 | 738 | 738 | 211 |
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