Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 2PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 366 | 453 | 636 | 722 | 711 | 563 | 537 | 528 | 447 | 447 | 439 | 359 | 353 | 341 | 274 | 237 | 216 | 220 | 224 | 224 | 285 | 285 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:15PM0.60m | 2:37AM0.72m | 2:40PM0.59m | 3:01AM0.70m | 3:05PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.06m | 8:14PM0.00m | 8:49AM0.05m | 8:35PM-0.00m | 9:11AM0.05m | 8:57PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 366 | 453 | 636 | 722 | 711 | 563 | 537 | 528 | 447 | 447 | 439 | 359 | 353 | 341 | 274 | 216 | 216 | 220 | 224 | 224 | 285 | 285 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 52 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 219 | 209 | 268 | 188 | 188 | 185 | 237 | 165 | 161 | 161 | 115 | 132 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 11 | S 16 | SW 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 172 | 78 | 80 | 17 | 68 | 66 | 111 | 103 | 157 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 133 | 91 | 125 | 9 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 208 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 738 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 738 | 208 | 0 | 0 |
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