
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 5PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
584 | 509 | 730 | 869 | 844 | 834 | 702 | 702 | 702 | 702 | 597 | 558 | 536 | 529 | 459 | 401 | 395 | 390 | 322 | 308 | 295 | 208 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:01PM0.50m | 4:41AM0.60m | 4:23PM0.45m | 5:14AM0.53m | 4:39PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.13m | 10:05PM0.05m | 10:54AM0.19m | 10:28PM0.12m | 11:30AM0.25m | 10:46PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
584 | 509 | 730 | 869 | 844 | 834 | 702 | 702 | 702 | 702 | 597 | 558 | 536 | 529 | 459 | 401 | 395 | 390 | 322 | 308 | 295 | 208 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
33 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 65 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 61 | 87 | 89 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 62 | 66 | 61 | 61 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | W 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 4 | WSW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
104 | 216 | — | 4 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 7 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | W 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 26 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 736 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 22 | 22 |
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