Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Reef (Hikkaduwa) today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 4PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Main Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 547 | 895 | 885 | 963 | 897 | 981 | 917 | 1005 | 955 | 936 | 869 | 763 | 738 | 1336 | 1491 | 1475 | 1014 | 1904 | 2054 | 2030 | 2030 | 1839 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:52PM0.62m | 2:19AM0.62m | 2:17PM0.63m | 2:44AM0.67m | 2:42PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49AM0.09m | 8:07PM0.01m | 8:19AM0.06m | 8:29PM-0.02m | 8:47AM0.04m | 8:51PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 547 | 895 | 885 | 963 | 897 | 981 | 917 | 1005 | 955 | 936 | 869 | 763 | 691 | 1336 | 921 | 1475 | 1014 | 1904 | 2054 | 2030 | 2030 | 1839 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 6 | SW 24 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 19 | W 6 | SSE 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 98 | 94 | 63 | 42 | 48 | 347 | 43 | 47 | 42 | 880 | 763 | 543 | 738 | 774 | 1491 | 894 | 949 | 43 | 94 | 140 | 153 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 7 | SW 26 | W 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 24 | SW 22 | W 7 | SSE 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | W 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 144 | 9 | 105 | 15 | 42 | 28 | 41 | 195 | 453 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 50 | 71 | 28 | — | 8 | 73 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 45 | 61 | 42 | 62 | 41 | 54 | 58 | — | 35 | 47 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 50 | 77 | 80 | 94 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 328 | 642 | 858 | 858 | 858 | 213 | 734 | 333 | 213 | 642 | 956 | 976 | 976 | 213 | 1187 | 63 | 333 | 1520 | 1520 | 1062 | 29 | 63 |
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