
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 3AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
471 | 288 | 566 | 666 | 366 | 453 | 636 | 722 | 617 | 563 | 537 | 528 | 519 | 447 | 439 | 359 | 353 | 284 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:13AM0.72m | 2:15PM0.60m | 2:37AM0.72m | 2:40PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.01m | 8:25AM0.06m | 8:14PM0.00m | 8:49AM0.05m | 8:35PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 20 | 26 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
471 | 288 | 566 | 666 | 366 | 453 | 636 | 722 | 617 | 563 | 537 | 528 | 519 | 447 | 439 | 359 | 353 | 284 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
145 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 219 | 209 | 268 | 188 | 188 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | S 18 | — | S 15 | SSW 11 | S 16 | SW 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
42 | 109 | 98 | — | 172 | 78 | 80 | 17 | 68 | 66 | 111 | 103 | 157 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 859 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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