Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 8PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 860 | 795 | 669 | 669 | 660 | 660 | 549 | 512 | 342 | 384 | 384 | 513 | 378 | 307 | 316 | 352 | 352 | 316 | 308 | 262 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:05PM0.55m | 1:29AM0.69m | 1:33PM0.56m | 1:55AM0.73m | 2:00PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.06m | 7:44AM0.08m | 7:27PM0.02m | 8:13AM0.05m | 7:54PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 7 |
| kJ | 860 | 795 | 669 | 669 | 660 | 660 | 549 | 512 | 342 | 384 | 384 | 513 | 378 | 307 | 303 | 235 | 220 | 198 | 198 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 72 | 54 | 39 | 39 | 125 | 22 | 23 | 36 | 62 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 61 | 62 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | S 18 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 47 | 49 | 2 | 60 | 47 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 22 | 26 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | 176 | 176 | 181 | 156 | 150 | 151 | 176 | 208 | 214 | 214 | 215 | 206 | 220 | 276 | 316 | 352 | 352 | 316 | 308 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 859 | 209 | 986 | 210 | 54 | 210 | 343 | 885 | 859 | 210 | 210 | 343 | 338 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 204 | 19 |
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