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North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) sea temperature is
30.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today?
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 8PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 107mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | |
347 | 396 | 415 | 516 | 512 | 521 | 424 | 414 | 432 | 451 | 439 | 514 | 527 | 612 | 679 | 696 | 696 | 619 | 655 | 475 | 494 | 383 | 363 | 310 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 12:13PM0.56m | 00:11AM0.46m | 12:46PM0.63m | 00:49AM0.47m | 1:19PM0.68m | 1:24AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.17m | 6:09AM0.10m | 7:11PM0.12m | 6:42AM0.06m | 7:46PM0.09m | 7:16AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 |
5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 |
 kJ | 323 | 396 | 415 | 207 | 270 | 422 | 424 | 414 | 425 | 357 | 265 | 286 | 282 | 286 | 312 | 316 | 316 | 619 | 533 | 475 | 403 | 383 | 261 | 310 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 8 | E 11 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 203 | 191 | 220 | 275 | 148 | 286 | 172 | 384 | 1 | 90 | 93 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 25 | 21 | 250 | 309 | 172 | 257 | 257 | 71 | 295 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | W 14 | — | W 14 | W 13 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 347 | 290 | 225 | 175 | 175 | 50 | 172 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 46 | 122 | 91 | 90 | 41 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 516 | 512 | 521 | — | — | 432 | 451 | 439 | 514 | 527 | 612 | 679 | 696 | 696 | — | 655 | 398 | 494 | — | 363 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 212 | 969 | 213 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 207 | 207 | 1111 | 213 | 213 | 207 | 210 | 207 | 212 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 |
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