
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 12AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 11 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
97 | 96 | 159 | 255 | 255 | 154 | 181 | 268 | 314 | 268 | 264 | 239 | 279 | 318 | 258 | 255 | 255 | 164 | 153 | 207 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:21PM0.49m | 1:06AM0.40m | 12:57PM0.54m | 1:29AM0.49m | 1:26PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.19m | 6:37AM0.21m | 7:26PM0.12m | 7:17AM0.14m | 7:45PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 6 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | W 5 |
96 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 88 | 85 | 106 | 106 | 314 | 111 | 116 | 118 | 279 | 47 | 39 | 116 | 144 | 90 | 149 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 10 | SW 18 | W 8 | SW 18 | W 4 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 5 | S 10 |
75 | 92 | 159 | 48 | 255 | 15 | 181 | 268 | 106 | 268 | 264 | 239 | 116 | 318 | 258 | 255 | 255 | 164 | 33 | 100 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 14 | W 10 | SW 18 | W 8 | SW 18 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | S 10 | W 7 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 |
97 | 47 | 46 | 255 | 22 | 154 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 113 | 116 | 17 | 84 | 127 | 153 | 207 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 4 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — |
58 | 7 | 121 | 122 | 9 | — | 15 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 45 | 49 | 49 | 37 | 35 | 34 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 735 | 735 | 36 | 36 | 68 | 36 | 326 | 326 | 735 | 735 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 326 | 212 | 860 | 860 | 213 | 213 |
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