Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 11PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 177 | 231 | 226 | 213 | 157 | 128 | 120 | 107 | 158 | 143 | 143 | 140 | 140 | 173 | 194 | 214 | 218 | 214 | 226 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:27PM0.55m | 2:53AM0.73m | 2:56PM0.53m | 3:24AM0.70m | 3:25PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM-0.02m | 9:12AM0.05m | 8:50PM-0.01m | 9:43AM0.08m | 9:20PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 44 | 58 | 85 | 83 | 158 | 143 | 143 | 140 | 140 | 80 | 68 | 68 | 57 | 214 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 93 | 64 | 41 | 41 | 60 | 59 | 31 | 44 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 173 | 194 | 214 | 218 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 25 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 78 | 70 | 67 | 125 | 164 | 226 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 154 | 177 | 231 | 226 | 213 | 157 | 128 | 120 | 107 | 107 | 104 | 80 | 80 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 650 | 650 | 650 | 742 | 859 | 210 | 1197 | 650 | 1440 | 859 | 54 | 54 | 210 | 54 | 210 | 211 | 209 | 211 | 27 | 19 |
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