Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 5PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | W 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 225 | 225 | 253 | 298 | 295 | 265 | 265 | 186 | 211 | 167 | 175 | 365 | 489 | 671 | 952 | 1187 | 1294 | 1439 | 2258 | 1649 | 1480 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:16PM0.58m | 1:41AM0.58m | 1:39PM0.60m | 2:02AM0.64m | 2:03PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13AM0.14m | 7:31PM0.06m | 7:39AM0.09m | 7:50PM0.02m | 8:06AM0.05m | 8:09PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 88 | 60 | 54 | 50 | 45 | 44 | 125 | 88 | 31 | 31 | 167 | 164 | 170 | 140 | 671 | 952 | 1187 | 1294 | 312 | 340 | 261 | 1480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 6 | S 9 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 75 | 74 | 99 | 92 | 88 | 127 | 40 | 39 | 167 | 211 | 31 | 39 | 206 | 246 | 225 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 1439 | 2258 | 1649 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 24 | SSW 23 | SW 22 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 31 | 49 | 77 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 90 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 142 | 365 | 489 | 184 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 519 | 100 | 394 | 431 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 225 | 225 | 225 | 253 | 298 | 295 | 265 | 265 | 186 | 157 | 152 | 175 | — | 160 | 140 | 146 | 167 | 240 | 443 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1063 | 1974 | 1974 | 1111 | 1111 | 969 | 969 | 969 | 969 | 213 | 213 | 635 | 860 | 860 | 860 | 213 | 213 | 212 | 207 | 207 | 212 | 212 |
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