Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 2AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | SSW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 301 | 284 | 293 | 253 | 249 | 227 | 219 | 244 | 307 | 326 | 326 | 295 | 286 | 325 | 321 | 479 | 739 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:21AM0.52m | 1:15PM0.59m | 1:40AM0.59m | 1:39PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.12m | 7:10AM0.15m | 7:29PM0.08m | 7:36AM0.11m | 7:46PM0.04m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 146 | 301 | 239 | 142 | 65 | 61 | 79 | 110 | 92 | 173 | 118 | 314 | 236 | 264 | 325 | 321 | 253 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 106 | 61 | 63 | 43 | 41 | 70 | 134 | 123 | 147 | 29 | 173 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 479 | 739 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 24 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 104 | — | 42 | 71 | 103 | 102 | 23 | 69 | 62 | 44 | 33 | 13 | 31 | 27 | 63 | 218 | 54 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 204 | 254 | 284 | 293 | 253 | 249 | 227 | 219 | 244 | 307 | 326 | 326 | 295 | 286 | 278 | 240 | 239 | 239 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 652 | 652 | 1129 | 1081 | 1036 | 1832 | 1832 | 1129 | 1081 | 986 | 1036 | 1036 | 986 | 211 | 210 | 885 | 885 | 859 |
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