
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 4AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 150 | 98 | 118 | 113 | 91 | 127 | 129 | 151 | 248 | 322 | 302 | 283 | 319 | 449 | 434 | 390 | 376 | 371 | 371 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:02AM0.50m | 11:46AM0.44m | 00:30AM0.57m | 12:24PM0.47m | 00:56AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.22m | 5:54PM0.12m | 6:46AM0.17m | 6:25PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | 5:49 | |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
85 | 83 | 85 | 118 | 113 | 86 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 302 | 283 | 319 | 449 | 434 | 390 | 376 | 371 | 371 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
13 | 17 | 98 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 127 | 129 | 125 | 248 | 322 | 60 | 57 | 53 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
68 | 150 | 13 | 55 | 65 | 67 | 43 | 103 | 151 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 106 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 740 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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