Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 425 | 359 | 353 | 341 | 336 | 237 | 216 | 220 | 224 | 224 | 285 | 290 | 216 | 241 | 241 | 305 | 238 | 214 | 206 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:40PM0.59m | 3:01AM0.70m | 3:05PM0.56m | 3:25AM0.66m | 3:28PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35PM-0.00m | 9:11AM0.05m | 8:57PM0.00m | 9:34AM0.06m | 9:19PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 425 | 359 | 353 | 341 | 336 | 216 | 216 | 220 | 224 | 224 | 285 | 290 | 216 | 202 | 198 | 157 | 196 | 155 | 152 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 209 | 268 | 188 | 188 | 185 | 237 | 165 | 161 | 161 | 115 | 132 | 140 | 147 | 241 | 241 | 305 | 238 | 214 | 206 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNW 4 | SW 5 | W 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 81 | 133 | 91 | 125 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 738 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 184 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 749 | 648 | 748 | 0 | 0 |
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