
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 8AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
411 | 381 | 360 | 356 | 582 | 563 | 505 | 493 | 487 | 402 | 387 | 348 | 334 | 330 | 330 | 236 | 233 | 213 | 158 | 156 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 113 | 108 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:26AM0.59m | 12:20PM0.49m | 00:52AM0.64m | 12:54PM0.51m | 1:19AM0.67m | 1:25PM0.52m | 1:46AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM0.19m | 6:25PM0.11m | 7:17AM0.14m | 6:53PM0.08m | 7:43AM0.10m | 7:19PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | 5:49 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
106 | 103 | 86 | 356 | 582 | 563 | 505 | 493 | 487 | 402 | 387 | 348 | 334 | 330 | 330 | 236 | 233 | 213 | 77 | 156 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 54 | 67 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
411 | 381 | 360 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 106 | 115 | 113 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 158 | 72 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 113 | 108 | 103 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 9 | NNW 5 | NW 5 |
104 | 104 | 104 | 148 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 738 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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