Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 11PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 828 | 1042 | 1016 | 778 | 596 | 544 | 443 | 697 | 687 | 642 | 678 | 1467 | 610 | 589 | 1137 | 1271 | 1180 | 902 | 624 | 1068 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:46PM0.41m | 7:40AM0.49m | 5:52PM0.35m | 10:05AM0.47m | 10:33PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM0.26m | 00:16AM0.14m | 2:19PM0.32m | 1:02AM0.20m | 7:55PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 828 | 1042 | 1016 | 778 | 596 | 544 | 443 | 697 | 687 | 642 | 678 | 1467 | 390 | 367 | 1137 | 1271 | 1180 | 902 | 624 | 285 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | S 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 68 | 174 | 223 | 153 | 150 | 147 | 147 | 385 | 469 | 464 | 459 | — | 610 | 589 | 74 | 279 | 34 | 249 | 318 | 1068 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 14 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 79 | 151 | 218 | 289 | 431 | — | — | — | — | — | 223 | 138 | — | 404 | 399 | 224 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 286 | 278 | 277 | 285 | 311 | 345 | 427 | 408 | 397 | 338 | 329 | 327 | 293 | 293 | 285 | 285 | 246 | 270 | 278 | 339 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2013 | 207 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 212 | 207 | 210 | 188 | 207 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 212 | 207 | 207 | 1055 | 213 |
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