Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 8PM is: 2.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3575 | 3463 | 3443 | 3432 | 3393 | 3393 | 3561 | 2408 | 2021 | 1896 | 2164 | 3377 | 2980 | 2455 | 2216 | 1968 | 2281 | 2054 | 1795 | 1703 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:47PM0.53m | 5:31AM0.56m | 5:05PM0.47m | 6:00AM0.50m | 5:13PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.06m | 11:23AM0.20m | 11:16PM0.10m | 11:52AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 3575 | 3463 | 3443 | 3432 | 3393 | 3393 | 3561 | 2408 | 2021 | 1896 | 2164 | 3377 | 2980 | 2455 | 2216 | 1968 | 2281 | 2054 | 1795 | 1703 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | W 8 | W 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 74 | 72 | 71 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 904 | 913 | 1328 | 1455 | 1344 | 52 | 54 | 228 | 224 | 224 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 21 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 116 | — | 44 | 43 | 323 | — | 55 | 31 | 31 | 54 | 69 | — | 24 | 65 | 64 | 45 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 168 | 341 | 295 | 246 | 239 | 268 | 262 | 111 | 116 | 92 | 89 | 127 | 110 | 130 | 130 | 112 | 112 | 92 | 92 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 738 | 738 | 32 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 210 | 859 | 210 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 205 | 205 | 210 | 210 | 211 |
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