Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (14 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 8PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 175 | 175 | 173 | 236 | 223 | 220 | 372 | 305 | 284 | 268 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 212 | 208 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 170 | 167 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:10PM0.44m | 4:27AM0.56m | 4:46PM0.41m | 5:01AM0.51m | 5:39PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55PM0.15m | 11:02AM0.17m | 10:24PM0.20m | 11:50AM0.21m | 11:00PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | |  |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | 5:49 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 179 | 175 | 175 | 173 | 236 | 223 | 220 | 372 | 305 | 284 | 268 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 212 | 208 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 170 | 167 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 83 | 82 | 78 | 54 | 51 | 82 | 53 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 5 | WSW 6 | S 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 176 | 176 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 17 |
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