Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 237 | 216 | 220 | 224 | 224 | 285 | 235 | 216 | 241 | 241 | 305 | 238 | 214 | 206 | 206 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 210 | 178 | 174 | 171 | 171 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:01AM0.70m | 3:05PM0.56m | 3:25AM0.66m | 3:28PM0.52m | 3:49AM0.62m | 3:49PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11AM0.05m | 8:57PM0.00m | 9:34AM0.06m | 9:19PM0.02m | 9:58AM0.09m | 9:40PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 336 | 216 | 216 | 220 | 224 | 224 | 285 | 235 | 216 | 202 | 198 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 152 | 116 | 114 | 258 | 255 | 210 | 166 | 110 | 64 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 185 | 237 | 165 | 161 | 161 | 115 | 132 | 140 | 147 | 241 | 241 | 305 | 238 | 214 | 206 | 206 | 258 | 57 | 35 | 196 | 178 | 174 | 171 | 171 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NW 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 14 | 81 | 133 | 91 | 125 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 51 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 51 | 207 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 191 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 739 | 739 | 739 | 10 | 39 | 70 | 54 | 15 | 15 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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