Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 250 | 250 | 246 | 198 | 180 | 159 | 90 | 153 | 137 | 209 | 209 | 169 | 160 | 179 | 176 | 215 | 173 | 218 | 212 | 162 | 241 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:17AM0.45m | 6:50PM0.34m | 10:19AM0.44m | 10:46PM0.30m | 12:03PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.32m | 1:47AM0.23m | 6:51PM0.29m | 4:11AM0.26m | 7:23PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 8 | W 8 | S 9 | S 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | S 10 | W 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 250 | 250 | 246 | 198 | 180 | 147 | 90 | 69 | 66 | 78 | 90 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 122 | 125 | 86 | 168 | 165 | 162 | 130 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 60 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 71 | 51 | 50 | 78 | 209 | 209 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 176 | 215 | 131 | 218 | 212 | 100 | 241 | 293 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SW 17 | SW 18 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 16 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 8 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 76 | 108 | 15 | 80 | 159 | 41 | 153 | 137 | 33 | 12 | 169 | 160 | 179 | 60 | 28 | 173 | 28 | 30 | 97 | 29 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 5 | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | — | — | — | 8 | 113 | 14 | 82 | 25 | 35 | 33 | 50 | 21 | 117 | 35 | 28 | 30 | 39 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 736 | 736 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 68 | 213 | 736 | 736 | 321 | 68 | 36 | 68 | 321 | 213 | 735 | 736 | 736 | 68 |
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