Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Reef (Hikkaduwa) today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 6PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Main Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 123mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 402 | 323 | 313 | 313 | 336 | 336 | 331 | 281 | 273 | 227 | 220 | 230 | 180 | 192 | 199 | 222 | 186 | 201 | 201 | 193 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:33PM0.55m | 1:56AM0.72m | 2:01PM0.55m | 2:24AM0.74m | 2:28PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46AM0.06m | 7:30PM0.01m | 8:15AM0.04m | 7:56PM-0.01m | 8:44AM0.04m | 8:24PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 431 | 402 | 198 | 171 | 313 | 336 | 336 | 331 | 269 | 261 | 224 | 217 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 129 | 178 | 96 | 52 | 45 | 57 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | N 5 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 323 | 313 | 23 | — | 68 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 46 | 62 | 24 | 72 | 71 | 98 | 1 | 39 | 24 | 36 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 26 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 72 | 72 | 12 | 39 | — | — | 37 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 186 | 217 | 25 | 25 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 237 | 281 | 273 | 227 | 220 | 230 | 180 | 192 | 199 | 222 | 186 | 201 | 201 | 193 | 199 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 956 | 885 | 956 | 858 | 858 | 328 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 207 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 212 | 213 | 642 | 642 | 213 | 1120 |
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