Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 2PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 878 | 747 | 657 | 528 | 449 | 240 | 277 | 326 | 319 | 308 | 296 | 302 | 245 | 329 | 200 | 196 | 200 | 160 | 201 | 176 | 157 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:58PM0.40m | 6:43AM0.45m | 4:06PM0.33m | 10:27AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50AM0.25m | 11:19PM0.14m | 12:57PM0.32m | 11:29PM0.21m | 7:27PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 878 | 747 | 657 | 528 | 449 | 240 | 277 | 326 | 319 | 308 | 296 | 302 | 245 | 200 | 200 | 196 | 200 | 160 | 160 | 154 | 157 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | W 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | 94 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 206 | 98 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 115 | 172 | 165 | 329 | 133 | 135 | 133 | 137 | 201 | 176 | 37 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | WNW 8 | W 13 | SE 8 | WNW 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 17 | W 9 | W 9 | S 12 | SSW 12 | W 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 134 | 20 | 20 | 56 | 20 | 90 | 21 | 196 | 186 | 147 | 42 | 41 | 69 | 82 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 27 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 338 | 19 | 739 | 741 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 739 | 741 | 19 | 739 | 343 | 19 | 54 | 210 | 650 | 739 | 741 | 19 | 19 |
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