Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 6PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 529 | 907 | 543 | 684 | 963 | 1094 | 863 | 711 | 730 | 730 | 770 | 656 | 691 | 545 | 545 | 538 | 456 | 443 | 547 | 516 | 516 | 458 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | glassy | on |
High Tide | 3:29PM0.60m | 3:56AM0.67m | 3:50PM0.57m | 4:18AM0.63m | 4:10PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.06m | 9:35PM-0.01m | 10:02AM0.08m | 9:56PM0.02m | 10:26AM0.12m | 10:15PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | WSW 8 | SSW 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 310 | 907 | 443 | 684 | 403 | 1094 | 362 | 389 | 400 | 730 | 271 | 229 | 176 | 158 | 545 | 154 | 170 | 159 | 163 | 159 | 180 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 22 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 529 | 203 | 543 | 176 | 963 | 3 | 863 | 711 | 730 | 18 | 770 | 656 | 691 | 545 | 306 | 538 | 456 | 443 | 418 | 412 | 304 | 299 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 9 | SW 20 | SE 9 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 368 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 12 | — | 22 | 21 | 45 | 72 | 72 | 16 | 186 | 3 | 303 | 319 | 399 | 547 | 516 | 516 | 458 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 310 | 327 | 445 | 494 | 345 | 459 | 119 | 487 | 379 | 131 | — | — | — | 154 | 74 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 210 | 886 | 959 | 160 | 160 | 36 | 36 | 160 | 176 | 860 | 212 | 207 | 207 | 212 | 212 | 176 | 176 | 212 | 22 | 0 | 36 |
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