Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 711 | 563 | 537 | 528 | 447 | 447 | 425 | 359 | 353 | 341 | 336 | 237 | 216 | 220 | 224 | 224 | 285 | 285 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:37AM0.72m | 2:40PM0.59m | 3:01AM0.70m | 3:05PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.00m | 8:49AM0.05m | 8:35PM-0.00m | 9:11AM0.05m | 8:57PM0.00m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 711 | 563 | 537 | 528 | 447 | 447 | 425 | 359 | 353 | 341 | 336 | 216 | 216 | 220 | 224 | 224 | 285 | 285 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 219 | 209 | 268 | 188 | 188 | 185 | 237 | 165 | 161 | 161 | 113 | 132 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 68 | 66 | 111 | 103 | 157 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 81 | 133 | 91 | 125 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 739 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 19 | 14 |
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