
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 11PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
214 | 209 | 87 | 83 | 106 | 158 | 96 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 159 | 255 | 255 | 154 | 181 | 268 | 314 | 268 | 208 | 239 | |
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 | on | on |
High Tide | 1:06AM0.32m | 12:21PM0.49m | 1:06AM0.40m | 12:57PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM0.25m | 5:26AM0.28m | 7:14PM0.19m | 6:37AM0.21m | 7:26PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 10 | W 6 |
214 | 209 | 87 | 83 | 106 | 158 | 96 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 106 | 314 | 109 | 89 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | S 8 | WSW 4 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 4 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 6 |
10 | 39 | 50 | 31 | 34 | 6 | 32 | 39 | 30 | 47 | 90 | 255 | 255 | 14 | 181 | 268 | 106 | 268 | 208 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | W 8 | SW 18 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 |
58 | 89 | 78 | 56 | 21 | 20 | 86 | 80 | 75 | 47 | 159 | 46 | 22 | 154 | 38 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 239 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 4 | — | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 9 | — | 15 | 23 | 33 | 58 | 66 | 97 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 735 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 735 | 736 | 735 | 68 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 326 | 735 | 735 | 735 | 213 | 213 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||
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