
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 7AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
410 | 410 | 404 | 404 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 346 | 336 | 277 | 281 | 281 | 277 | 224 | 215 | 212 | 212 | 212 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:59AM0.56m | 3:58PM0.63m | 4:36AM0.57m | 4:27PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.03m | 9:49AM0.10m | 10:23PM0.02m | 10:26AM0.13m | 10:52PM0.02m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
410 | 86 | 404 | 89 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 346 | 336 | 277 | 281 | 281 | 277 | 224 | 215 | 212 | 212 | 212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 15 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 9 |
94 | 410 | 70 | 404 | 66 | 45 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | S 6 | W 10 | S 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
10 | 70 | 18 | 68 | 15 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 56 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
80 | 89 | 86 | 92 | 92 | 108 | 104 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 87 | 106 | 131 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 126 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 735 | 213 | 735 | 321 | 213 | 212 | 735 | 736 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 207 | 709 | 212 | 212 | 213 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||
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