Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 220 | 224 | 224 | 285 | 290 | 216 | 241 | 241 | 305 | 238 | 214 | 206 | 206 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 196 | 178 | 174 | 171 | 171 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:05PM0.56m | 3:25AM0.66m | 3:28PM0.52m | 3:49AM0.62m | 3:49PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11AM0.05m | 8:57PM0.00m | 9:34AM0.06m | 9:19PM0.02m | 9:58AM0.09m | 9:40PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 216 | 220 | 224 | 224 | 285 | 290 | 216 | 202 | 198 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 152 | 195 | 258 | 184 | 124 | 79 | 62 | 54 | 36 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 165 | 161 | 161 | 115 | 132 | 140 | 147 | 241 | 241 | 305 | 238 | 214 | 206 | 206 | 58 | 258 | 255 | 196 | 178 | 174 | 171 | 171 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 5 | W 7 | WSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 81 | 133 | 91 | 125 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 73 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 49 | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 34 | 738 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 738 | 738 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 424 | 155 | 172 | 172 | 24 | 20 | 5 |
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