
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) today (03 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 8PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
234 | 230 | 196 | 196 | 192 | 183 | 170 | 154 | 150 | 175 | 171 | 171 | 181 | 166 | 127 | 173 | 173 | 229 | 336 | 329 | 411 | 381 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:24PM0.43m | 10:41AM0.42m | 11:57PM0.52m | 11:40AM0.46m | 00:26AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM0.24m | 5:26AM0.30m | 5:19PM0.19m | 6:14AM0.25m | 5:55PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | |
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | 5:49 | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
234 | 230 | 196 | 196 | 192 | 157 | 157 | 154 | 150 | 175 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 166 | 121 | 138 | 92 | 84 | 90 | 106 | 106 | 106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
81 | 125 | 129 | 122 | 110 | 109 | 107 | 22 | 22 | 93 | 87 | 150 | 181 | 129 | 86 | 173 | 173 | 229 | 336 | 329 | 411 | 381 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 4 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
115 | 109 | 100 | 98 | 6 | 183 | 170 | 104 | 100 | 123 | 154 | 85 | 55 | 84 | 127 | 13 | 12 | 155 | 112 | 107 | 104 | 104 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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