Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 319 | 314 | 302 | 302 | 245 | 329 | 240 | 200 | 200 | 196 | 201 | 176 | 157 | 160 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 196 | 192 | 163 | 283 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:43AM0.45m | 4:06PM0.33m | 10:27AM0.41m | 1:06AM0.30m | 12:16PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM0.32m | 11:29PM0.21m | 7:27PM0.24m | 5:23AM0.27m | 7:10PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | 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 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 319 | 314 | 302 | 302 | 245 | 240 | 240 | 200 | 200 | 196 | 196 | 150 | 157 | 160 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 196 | 192 | 163 | 197 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | W 8 | S 16 | WNW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 82 | 82 | 115 | 172 | 165 | 329 | 133 | 186 | 133 | 137 | 201 | 176 | 37 | 126 | 22 | 118 | 110 | 57 | 51 | 50 | 283 | 280 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 17 | W 9 | W 9 | S 12 | SSW 12 | W 8 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | W 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 20 | 56 | 62 | 90 | 21 | 196 | 135 | 147 | 42 | 41 | 69 | 82 | 35 | 81 | 34 | 36 | 78 | 75 | 146 | 49 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 11 | 58 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 739 | 739 | 19 | 739 | 19 | 19 | 739 | 650 | 739 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 650 | 739 | 739 | 739 | 210 |
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