Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 7PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 684 | 639 | 1002 | 1571 | 1591 | 1420 | 416 | 454 | 1016 | 1929 | 839 | 752 | 620 | 604 | 906 | 636 | 551 | 1147 | 521 | 793 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:11PM0.27m | 12:05PM0.50m | 00:44AM0.33m | 12:59PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.26m | 3:56AM0.23m | 7:27PM0.20m | 6:10AM0.19m | 7:48PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 11 | S 14 | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 684 | 639 | 1002 | 1571 | 1591 | 1420 | 320 | 375 | 1016 | 1929 | 508 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 906 | 375 | 389 | 1147 | 375 | 426 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 26 | S 17 | S 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 22 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 284 | 274 | 487 | 274 | 274 | 119 | 416 | 331 | 395 | 66 | 839 | 752 | 190 | 186 | 186 | 636 | 551 | 526 | 474 | 453 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 20 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SW 26 | S 18 | SSW 26 | SSW 25 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | W 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 504 | 399 | 224 | — | — | 119 | 225 | 454 | 27 | 307 | 65 | 127 | 620 | 604 | 233 | 157 | 415 | 485 | 521 | 793 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | SW 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 278 | 225 | 225 | 239 | 226 | 200 | 192 | 221 | 206 | 217 | 223 | 190 | — | — | 15 | 76 | 210 | 288 | 295 | 251 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1352 | 1352 | 210 | 338 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 209 | 210 | 209 | 19 | 54 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 739 | 343 | 343 | 54 |
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