Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 4AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 847 | 847 | 1417 | 1255 | 1118 | 1001 | 1028 | 1163 | 962 | 911 | 789 | 778 | 778 | 767 | 756 | 622 | 768 | 697 | 650 | 597 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:30PM0.61m | 3:58AM0.67m | 3:53PM0.56m | 4:21AM0.62m | 4:12PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM-0.01m | 9:59AM0.09m | 9:52PM0.02m | 10:22AM0.11m | 10:12PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 847 | 847 | 1417 | 1255 | 1118 | 1001 | 1028 | 1163 | 962 | 911 | 789 | 778 | 778 | 767 | 756 | 261 | 268 | 217 | 163 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SSW 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 21 | SW 7 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 537 | 307 | 19 | 77 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 112 | 162 | 388 | 253 | 231 | 622 | 563 | 563 | 461 | 468 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 24 | S 24 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SE 9 | SSW 20 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 45 | 117 | 117 | 3 | 253 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 596 | 768 | 697 | 650 | 597 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 416 | 582 | 456 | 368 | 441 | 429 | 369 | 281 | 239 | 214 | 248 | 60 | 211 | 218 | 247 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 956 | 170 | 34 | 170 | 19 | 19 | 152 | 170 | 859 | 956 | 152 | 19 | 54 | 27 | 42 | 170 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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