Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s 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 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 11 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 285 | 245 | 245 | 249 | 245 | 249 | 206 | 273 | 441 | 198 | 361 | 347 | 415 | 745 | 896 | 1710 | 1911 |
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 | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:08AM0.66m | 4:00PM0.64m | 4:36AM0.65m | 4:24PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM-0.00m | 10:02AM0.11m | 10:11PM0.01m | 10:29AM0.14m | 10:33PM0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | W 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 231 | 279 | 245 | 245 | 249 | 245 | 249 | 206 | 273 | 245 | 198 | 195 | 191 | 152 | 745 | 896 | 1710 | 1911 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSE 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 22 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 140 | 240 | 25 | 25 | 138 | 136 | 100 | 99 | 206 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 44 | 415 | 149 | 146 | 257 | 295 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SW 26 | SW 26 | S 6 | SW 24 | SW 14 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 165 | 136 | 71 | 136 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 22 | 92 | 141 | 87 | 57 | 68 | 44 | 85 | 85 | 167 | 140 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 303 | 285 | 206 | 212 | 222 | 209 | 156 | 171 | 44 | 441 | 127 | 361 | 347 | 347 | 354 | 307 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 859 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 859 | 859 | 859 | 211 | 211 | 859 | 211 | 210 | 859 | 859 | 211 | 58 |
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