Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 9PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 257 | 385 | 216 | 426 | 487 | 331 | 384 | 379 | 377 | 379 | 426 | 149 | 143 | 139 | 176 | 182 | 226 | 191 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:56PM0.52m | 1:28AM0.39m | 1:32PM0.57m | 1:58AM0.43m | 2:02PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.19m | 6:56AM0.19m | 8:12PM0.14m | 7:34AM0.15m | 8:35PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 284 | 184 | 88 | 216 | 249 | 308 | 205 | 205 | 199 | 154 | 379 | 118 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 94 | 174 | 226 | 191 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 119 | 257 | 253 | 208 | 208 | 175 | 80 | 78 | 57 | 51 | 118 | 124 | 149 | 118 | 96 | 41 | 90 | 60 | 20 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 112 | 117 | 115 | 83 | 108 | 82 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 125 | 166 | 51 | 127 | 40 | 107 | 75 | 40 | 33 | 60 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 5 | WNW 10 | W 6 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 84 | 7 | 385 | 69 | 426 | 487 | 331 | 384 | 379 | 377 | 128 | 426 | 135 | 143 | 139 | 176 | 182 | 155 | 132 | 155 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 861 | 736 | 736 | 326 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 212 | 728 | 860 | 759 | 213 | 412 | 635 | 213 | 212 | 735 | 735 | 213 | 213 |
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