
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 4PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1219 | 1366 | 1426 | 1802 | 912 | 1090 | 1113 | 1446 | 1293 | 1224 | 654 | 696 | 954 | 682 | 1086 | 936 | 259 | 269 | 295 | 447 | 573 | 695 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:45PM0.65m | 4:15AM0.59m | 4:10PM0.62m | 4:45AM0.60m | 4:36PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.08m | 10:06PM0.01m | 10:08AM0.09m | 10:29PM0.01m | 10:40AM0.11m | 10:53PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
581 | 567 | 567 | 1124 | 553 | 447 | 365 | 809 | 805 | 736 | 654 | 696 | 663 | 377 | 745 | 774 | 259 | 262 | 212 | 237 | 573 | 695 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 |
50 | 30 | 31 | 560 | 183 | 33 | 31 | 360 | 355 | 412 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 24 | 386 | 339 | 88 | 232 | 295 | 447 | 196 | 159 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 8 | SW 18 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
33 | 33 | 31 | 92 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 109 | 112 | 24 | 51 | 40 | 62 | 144 | 78 | 59 | 53 | 54 | 53 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
1219 | 1366 | 1426 | 1802 | 912 | 1090 | 1113 | 1446 | 1293 | 1224 | — | — | 954 | 682 | 1086 | 936 | 251 | 269 | 286 | 262 | 262 | 220 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 207 | 1957 | 212 | 207 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 213 | 213 | 326 | 637 | 860 | 213 | 176 | 176 | 176 |
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