Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 8AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 103 | 102 | 104 | 96 | 146 | 133 | 180 | 276 | 273 | 258 | 234 | 232 | 330 | 326 | 273 | 249 | 191 | 309 | 309 | 195 | 239 | 371 | 343 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:12AM0.57m | 4:08PM0.42m | 4:36AM0.51m | 4:24PM0.38m | 5:02AM0.46m | 4:31PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.13m | 10:01PM0.10m | 10:53AM0.18m | 10:19PM0.16m | 11:33AM0.24m | 10:27PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 73 | 81 | 104 | 92 | 94 | 84 | 89 | 102 | 99 | 130 | 234 | 232 | 134 | 92 | 96 | 173 | 170 | 171 | 171 | 181 | 239 | 234 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 |
| kJ | 142 | 103 | 102 | 99 | 96 | 97 | 99 | 180 | 276 | 273 | 258 | 24 | 44 | 330 | 47 | 39 | 249 | 191 | 309 | 309 | 180 | 170 | 371 | 343 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 14 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | W 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 52 | 14 | 34 | 23 | 74 | 146 | 133 | 99 | 70 | 10 | 44 | 43 | 24 | 23 | 326 | 273 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 25 | 195 | 193 | 29 | 175 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 18 | — | — | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 133 | — | 156 | 183 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 170 | 19 | 739 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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