Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 7AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 190 | 196 | 144 | 112 | 109 | 96 | 93 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 96 | 108 | 110 | 159 | 141 |
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 | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:54AM0.73m | 2:56PM0.54m | 3:24AM0.70m | 3:25PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM-0.01m | 9:14AM0.06m | 8:52PM0.00m | 9:44AM0.09m | 9:22PM0.04m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 11 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 190 | 196 | 144 | 112 | 109 | 79 | 93 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 68 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 47 | 46 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 39 | 39 | 62 | 61 | 57 | 22 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 96 | 108 | 110 | 108 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 39 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 67 | 91 | 159 | 141 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 635 | 860 | 1180 | 412 | 326 | 635 | 709 | 635 | 68 | 1180 | 213 | 68 | 36 | 212 | 212 | 36 | 36 | 32 |
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