Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 6AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 198 | 167 | 162 | 222 | 134 | 176 | 171 | 219 | 441 | 137 | 361 | 347 | 231 | 480 | 690 | 943 | 1371 |
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 | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:08AM0.64m | 3:59PM0.61m | 4:35AM0.63m | 4:22PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM-0.03m | 10:05AM0.09m | 10:14PM-0.01m | 10:33AM0.12m | 10:37PM0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 10 | SW 22 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 219 | 198 | 167 | 162 | 113 | 108 | 110 | 171 | 219 | 219 | 137 | 132 | 126 | 76 | 480 | 266 | 254 | 1371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | S 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 22 | S 10 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 106 | 144 | 146 | 114 | 112 | 28 | 73 | 110 | 36 | 38 | 104 | 106 | 76 | 231 | 73 | 690 | 943 | 254 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 26 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 134 | 73 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 100 | 26 | 72 | 110 | 110 | 62 | 45 | 44 | 61 | 61 | 73 | 159 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 303 | — | — | — | 222 | 134 | 176 | 46 | 44 | 441 | 127 | 361 | 347 | 126 | 122 | 307 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 860 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 860 | 860 | 860 | 213 | 213 | 860 | 213 | 212 | 860 | 860 | 213 | 68 |
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