Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 9AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 6 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 17 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 163 | 186 | 202 | 195 | 188 | 179 | 141 | 112 | 155 | 174 | 161 | 166 | 166 | 206 | 160 | 165 | 175 | 175 | 167 | 152 | 181 | 135 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:39AM0.56m | 2:41PM0.66m | 3:10AM0.60m | 3:08PM0.65m | 3:39AM0.63m | 3:34PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.08m | 9:01PM0.00m | 9:04AM0.06m | 9:26PM-0.02m | 9:36AM0.07m | 9:50PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 10 | WSW 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 175 | 160 | 135 | 139 | 139 | 121 | 113 | 113 | 104 | 155 | 156 | 161 | 160 | 163 | 163 | 157 | 165 | 175 | 175 | 152 | 138 | 147 | 127 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 17 | S 10 | S 12 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 163 | 160 | 202 | 195 | 188 | 146 | 141 | 107 | 68 | 174 | 42 | 159 | 159 | 206 | 159 | 154 | 151 | 146 | 143 | 139 | 129 | 135 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 188 | 37 | 186 | 134 | 134 | 141 | 179 | 106 | 54 | 78 | 129 | 66 | 116 | 112 | 57 | 99 | 141 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 19 | 137 | 62 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 156 | 151 | — | — | 165 | 139 | 130 | 134 | 112 | — | — | 161 | 166 | 166 | 139 | 160 | — | — | — | 167 | 152 | 181 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 213 | 213 | 212 | 635 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 213 | 207 | 36 | 207 | 728 | 195 | 860 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 207 | 960 | 860 | 43 | 43 |
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