Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 9AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1524 | 1225 | 1239 | 1101 | 1005 | 952 | 805 | 695 | 685 | 676 | 529 | 907 | 543 | 684 | 1235 | 1094 | 975 | 770 | 730 | 730 | 711 | 656 | 553 | 545 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:09AM0.69m | 3:06PM0.62m | 3:33AM0.69m | 3:29PM0.60m | 3:56AM0.67m | 3:50PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.04m | 9:13PM-0.03m | 9:38AM0.06m | 9:35PM-0.01m | 10:02AM0.08m | 9:56PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 1524 | 1225 | 1239 | 1101 | 1005 | 952 | 805 | 695 | 233 | 286 | 292 | 292 | 543 | 238 | 231 | 197 | 975 | 263 | 263 | 251 | 711 | 229 | 222 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 20 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 144 | 28 | 68 | 16 | 70 | 18 | 17 | 75 | 685 | 676 | 529 | 907 | 379 | 684 | 1235 | 1094 | 204 | 770 | 730 | 730 | 72 | 656 | 553 | 545 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SE 9 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | — | SE 9 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SSE 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 28 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 75 | 17 | 140 | 257 | 368 | 203 | 20 | 352 | 7 | 50 | — | 3 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 72 | 71 | 188 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | WSW 7 | WNW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 214 | 237 | 270 | 240 | 204 | 168 | 187 | 220 | — | — | — | — | 245 | — | — | — | 139 | 119 | — | — | 217 | 73 | 294 | 286 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 212 | 36 | 36 | 1111 | 1111 | 176 | 176 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 321 | 959 | 1111 | 1111 | 160 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 860 | 176 | 207 | 207 |
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