Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 2PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1531 | 1831 | 1972 | 1802 | 1517 | 1517 | 1536 | 1446 | 1293 | 1224 | 1132 | 1018 | 954 | 1075 | 1086 | 936 | 934 | 1174 | 1152 | 1026 | 918 | 867 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:45PM0.67m | 4:16AM0.61m | 4:10PM0.64m | 4:44AM0.62m | 4:35PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.10m | 10:03PM0.03m | 10:05AM0.11m | 10:26PM0.03m | 10:38AM0.14m | 10:51PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 798 | 788 | 683 | 674 | 657 | 551 | 537 | 449 | 443 | 515 | 1132 | 1018 | 431 | 551 | 385 | 199 | 181 | 362 | 394 | 551 | 837 | 867 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 63 | 61 | 61 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 431 | 431 | 35 | 37 | 80 | 463 | 222 | 115 | 112 | 86 | 86 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 165 | 160 | 99 | 31 | 178 | 175 | 237 | 205 | 210 | 207 | 257 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1531 | 1831 | 1972 | 1802 | 1517 | 1517 | 1536 | 1446 | 1293 | 1224 | — | — | 954 | 1075 | 1086 | 936 | 934 | 1174 | 1152 | 1026 | 918 | 808 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 210 | 209 | 210 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 859 | 210 | 338 | 338 | 210 | 204 | 170 | 170 |
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