
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 4AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
71 | 157 | 209 | 207 | 200 | 179 | 211 | 208 | 261 | 255 | 226 | 174 | 171 | 220 | 275 | 272 | 264 | 325 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:34AM0.54m | 4:25PM0.41m | 5:01AM0.49m | 4:38PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM0.13m | 10:55AM0.21m | 10:17PM0.19m | 11:34AM0.26m | 10:19PM0.25m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
71 | 55 | 75 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 261 | 117 | 106 | 147 | 144 | 155 | 146 | 140 | 140 | 137 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
12 | 12 | 209 | 207 | 200 | 179 | 211 | 208 | 57 | 255 | 226 | 174 | 171 | 220 | 275 | 272 | 264 | 325 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
70 | 157 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 0 |
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