Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 8AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 589 | 705 | 1165 | 1203 | 1284 | 1209 | 1179 | 1150 | 1107 | 1037 | 996 | 1024 | 845 | 993 | 1424 | 1719 | 1410 | 1214 | 2404 | 2517 | 2488 | 2377 | 2146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:50AM0.58m | 1:49PM0.64m | 2:16AM0.65m | 2:15PM0.66m | 2:42AM0.69m | 2:41PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49AM0.11m | 8:06PM0.03m | 8:18AM0.08m | 8:28PM0.00m | 8:46AM0.07m | 8:49PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 208 | 204 | 705 | 1165 | 1203 | 1284 | 1209 | 1179 | 1150 | 1107 | 1037 | 996 | 1024 | 845 | 834 | 1010 | 1199 | 1214 | 1214 | 2404 | 2517 | 2488 | 2377 | 2146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | WNW 6 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WSW 6 | SE 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 183 | 589 | 200 | 184 | 148 | 120 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 81 | 48 | 898 | 898 | 573 | 993 | 1424 | 1719 | 1410 | 130 | 84 | 109 | 119 | 150 | 159 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSE 13 | SW 22 | WNW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 19 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 280 | 183 | 158 | 41 | 41 | 96 | 273 | 368 | 273 | 68 | 553 | 50 | 79 | 77 | 117 | 45 | 96 | 92 | 1135 | — | 94 | 73 | 73 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | W 6 | — | WNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 69 | 69 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 43 | 52 | 54 | — | 36 | 46 | 33 | 41 | 39 | 85 | 122 | — | 130 | — | 64 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 333 | 333 | 646 | 859 | 859 | 859 | 859 | 859 | 338 | 211 | 956 | 1190 | 1065 | 1065 | 956 | 1065 | 981 | 211 | 333 | 1519 | 1190 | 1065 | 338 |
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