Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 2AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 461 | 416 | 344 | 150 | 189 | 145 | 151 | 190 | 190 | 203 | 201 | 160 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 211 | 243 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:20PM0.40m | 8:24AM0.45m | 6:51PM0.33m | 10:19AM0.43m | 10:43PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.18m | 2:53PM0.31m | 1:41AM0.21m | 7:10PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 461 | 416 | 344 | 99 | 103 | 106 | 151 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 99 | 106 | 106 | 110 | 147 | 163 | 163 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | W 8 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 36 | 100 | 100 | 150 | 189 | 145 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 126 | 106 | 160 | 220 | 88 | 217 | 70 | 243 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SE 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | W 8 | SW 14 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 59 | 41 | 10 | 98 | 92 | 85 | 113 | 79 | 158 | 203 | 201 | 52 | 51 | 217 | 34 | 211 | 33 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | SW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 5 | W 3 |
| kJ | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | — | 2 | 12 | 12 | — | 15 | 65 | 13 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 58 | 24 | 24 | 738 | 739 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 58 | 24 | 333 | 211 | 739 | 739 | 333 | 24 |
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