
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- 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 8AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| 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 46mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SSW 16 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
163 | 131 | 154 | 303 | 214 | 209 | 87 | 95 | 106 | 158 | 90 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 159 | 255 | 255 | 154 | 181 | 268 | 314 | 268 | 264 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:47AM0.42m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | 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 | S 10 |
163 | 131 | 81 | 303 | 214 | 209 | 87 | 83 | 106 | 158 | 90 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 94 | 120 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 106 | 314 | 109 | 113 | 116 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | W 8 | SSW 15 | W 8 | SSW 12 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 8 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
101 | 102 | 154 | 60 | 10 | 89 | 51 | 56 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 80 | 30 | 47 | 159 | 255 | 55 | 10 | 181 | 268 | 106 | 268 | 264 | 239 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | W 9 | SSW 17 | W 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 4 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 4 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 |
7 | 103 | 111 | 15 | 58 | 39 | 78 | 95 | 34 | 94 | 86 | 6 | 75 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 255 | 154 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | WSW 4 | W 10 | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 8 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | 8 | — | 9 | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | 117 | — | 17 | 16 | 86 | 28 | 23 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 635 | 735 | 735 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 22 | 36 | 709 | 735 | 735 | 36 | 36 | 68 | 36 | 213 | 709 | 736 | 740 | 736 | 741 |
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