
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 12AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
573 | 929 | 793 | 793 | 346 | 307 | 351 | 566 | 620 | 411 | 471 | 288 | 566 | 775 | 366 | 453 | 636 | 722 | 711 | 563 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:22PM0.59m | 1:48AM0.69m | 1:49PM0.60m | 2:13AM0.72m | 2:15PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.04m | 8:01AM0.09m | 7:52PM0.01m | 8:25AM0.06m | 8:14PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
573 | 929 | 793 | 793 | 298 | 307 | 351 | 566 | 620 | 411 | 471 | 288 | 566 | 775 | 366 | 453 | 636 | 722 | 711 | 563 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
326 | 46 | 59 | 58 | 346 | 276 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 150 | 109 | 58 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 17 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | S 18 | WSW 3 | S 15 | SSW 11 | S 16 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 19 |
46 | — | — | — | 58 | 56 | 215 | — | — | 55 | 56 | 109 | 98 | 3 | 172 | 78 | 80 | 3 | 4 | 66 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 859 | 751 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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