Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 1AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1130 | 1134 | 1046 | 1247 | 1254 | 1280 | 1107 | 1086 | 1086 | 1046 | 918 | 1003 | 1003 | 946 | 880 | 870 | 859 | 848 | 796 | 746 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:10PM0.64m | 4:44AM0.62m | 4:35PM0.60m | 5:16AM0.61m | 4:59PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM0.03m | 10:38AM0.14m | 10:51PM0.04m | 11:12AM0.17m | 11:16PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 431 | 431 | 431 | 551 | 385 | 376 | 146 | 149 | 472 | 551 | 837 | 1003 | 1003 | 946 | 880 | 870 | 859 | 848 | 796 | 746 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 165 | 160 | 35 | 35 | 178 | 175 | 222 | 362 | 103 | 80 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 8 | SE 9 | S 8 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 7 | S 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 24 | 35 | 99 | 31 | 8 | 135 | 237 | 205 | 212 | 207 | 60 | 3 | 57 | 135 | — | — | 28 | 44 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1130 | 1134 | 1046 | 1247 | 1254 | 1280 | 1107 | 1086 | 1086 | 1046 | 918 | 740 | 653 | 755 | 553 | 529 | 566 | 579 | 526 | 509 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 338 | 338 | 859 | 719 | 210 | 205 | 210 | 859 | 211 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 172 |
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