Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 333 | 278 | 274 | 246 | 215 | 196 | 196 | 199 | 203 | 158 | 206 | 199 | 148 | 190 | 190 | 188 | 173 | 161 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:40PM0.58m | 3:00AM0.70m | 3:03PM0.57m | 3:23AM0.68m | 3:25PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM-0.01m | 9:14AM0.05m | 9:01PM0.02m | 9:38AM0.07m | 9:22PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 339 | 333 | 278 | 274 | 246 | 215 | 196 | 196 | 199 | 203 | 158 | 206 | 199 | 93 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 174 | 140 | 137 | 135 | 135 | 131 | 118 | 115 | 130 | 94 | 80 | 100 | 107 | 148 | 190 | 190 | 188 | 173 | 161 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 14 | NNW 5 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 50 | 109 | 111 | 111 | 51 | 111 | 98 | 76 | 75 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 735 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 188 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 746 | 637 | 745 | 0 | 0 |
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