Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 4AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1777 | 2551 | 2331 | 2110 | 2058 | 1772 | 1750 | 1547 | 1361 | 1225 | 1067 | 924 | 857 | 857 | 834 | 722 | 668 | 631 |
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 |
High Tide | 5:55AM0.51m | 5:15PM0.42m | 6:31AM0.45m | 5:00PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.11m | 11:55AM0.25m | 11:35PM0.17m | 12:33PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1777 | 2551 | 2331 | 2110 | 2058 | 1772 | 1750 | 1547 | 1361 | 1225 | 1067 | 924 | 857 | 857 | 834 | 722 | 668 | 631 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 18 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 101 | 51 | 52 | 97 | 224 | 224 | — | 67 | 71 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 46 | 29 | 171 | 98 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | S 22 | S 18 | W 9 | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 817 | — | — | 59 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 36 | 99 | 28 | 254 | 246 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 94 | 98 | — | 101 | 101 | 97 | 85 | 91 | 80 | 94 | 117 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 101 | — | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 860 | 326 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 212 | 637 | 860 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 321 | 637 | 860 | 213 | 213 | 213 |
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