Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- 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 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| 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 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 212 | 162 | 241 | 293 | 297 | 301 | 301 | 275 | 284 | 257 | 385 | 214 | 205 | 175 | 205 | 205 | 199 | 154 | 166 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:03PM0.47m | 00:46AM0.34m | 12:56PM0.52m | 1:28AM0.39m | 1:32PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.24m | 6:01AM0.23m | 7:48PM0.19m | 6:56AM0.19m | 8:12PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 165 | 162 | 164 | 171 | 191 | 301 | 149 | 275 | 284 | 257 | 239 | 214 | 205 | 149 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 212 | 128 | 68 | 293 | 297 | 191 | 301 | 149 | 153 | 117 | 253 | 208 | 100 | 175 | 205 | 205 | 199 | 154 | 116 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 30 | 32 | 241 | 31 | 15 | 78 | 72 | 164 | 8 | 25 | 115 | 110 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 166 | 124 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | W 5 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 50 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 274 | 219 | 385 | 43 | 36 | 37 | 53 | 83 | 80 | 82 | 86 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 736 | 735 | 735 | 326 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 709 | 860 | 753 | 736 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 212 | 635 | 860 | 860 | 1181 |
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