Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 2AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
206 | 159 | 154 | 170 | 225 | 268 | 247 | 303 | 218 | 197 | 275 | 217 | 251 | 135 | 113 | 214 | 422 | 135 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:39AM0.63m | 3:34PM0.64m | 4:08AM0.64m | 3:59PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26PM-0.02m | 9:36AM0.07m | 9:50PM-0.03m | 10:05AM0.09m | 10:14PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | S 11 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 6 |
134 | 134 | 143 | 151 | 149 | 143 | 247 | 254 | 218 | 197 | 172 | 172 | 162 | 135 | 108 | 214 | 219 | 135 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
160 | 157 | 154 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 141 | 93 | 141 | 144 | 146 | 114 | 112 | 108 | 29 | 110 | 110 | 110 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 13 |
206 | 159 | 141 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 73 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 61 | 62 | 25 | 28 | 63 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 10 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | 170 | 225 | 268 | — | 303 | — | — | 275 | 217 | 251 | — | 113 | 165 | 422 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 207 | 860 | 36 | 212 | 213 | 213 | 68 | 213 | 212 | 213 | 860 | 212 | 212 |
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