Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 9AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 273 | 269 | 265 | 253 | 125 | 193 | 172 | 172 | 169 | 169 | 131 | 131 | 133 | 142 | 149 | 114 | 114 | 121 | 166 | 234 | 232 | 232 | 291 | 318 | 339 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:06AM0.64m | 3:16PM0.47m | 3:33AM0.61m | 3:43PM0.45m | 4:00AM0.58m | 4:13PM0.42m | 4:29AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.06m | 9:00PM0.05m | 9:50AM0.08m | 9:26PM0.08m | 10:21AM0.11m | 9:53PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | 5:49 |
mm | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 273 | 273 | 269 | 265 | 253 | 60 | 193 | 172 | 172 | 169 | 169 | 131 | 41 | 133 | 142 | 149 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 166 | 234 | 232 | 232 | 291 | 318 | 339 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | W 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 6 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 71 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 56 | 125 | 36 | 24 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 32 | 131 | 32 | 15 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 30 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 77 | 57 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 62 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 107 | 30 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 32 | 13 | 32 | 31 | 45 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 121 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 56 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 39 | 49 | 55 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 152 | 19 | 32 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
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