Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 4AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 802 | 769 | 618 | 600 | 591 | 582 | 582 | 564 | 451 | 416 | 344 | 192 | 189 | 148 | 186 | 190 | 190 | 203 |
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 |
High Tide | 5:53PM0.47m | 7:16AM0.49m | 6:20PM0.40m | 8:24AM0.45m | 6:51PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:14AM0.14m | 1:03PM0.29m | 00:48AM0.18m | 2:53PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 802 | 769 | 618 | 600 | 591 | 582 | 582 | 564 | 451 | 416 | 344 | 157 | 103 | 148 | 186 | 190 | 190 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 9 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 103 | 78 | 12 | 76 | 122 | 122 | 76 | 32 | 59 | 160 | 160 | 99 | 189 | 90 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 59 | 26 | 41 | 10 | 192 | 92 | 145 | 81 | 79 | 158 | 203 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 50 | 37 | 185 | 25 | 19 | — | 19 | 14 | 90 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 19 | 54 | 54 | 19 | 739 | 739 | 739 | 652 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 741 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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