Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 12PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 15 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 270 | 269 | 477 | 530 | 530 | 176 | 176 | 170 | 199 | 225 | 205 | 173 | 188 | 444 | 310 | 387 | 273 | 249 | 301 | 400 | 297 | 293 | 273 | 211 |
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-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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:23AM0.36m | 1:30PM0.54m | 1:56AM0.41m | 2:02PM0.59m | 2:26AM0.46m | 2:30PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52AM0.17m | 8:13PM0.12m | 7:30AM0.13m | 8:33PM0.09m | 8:02AM0.11m | 8:55PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 270 | 265 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 176 | 176 | 163 | 167 | 173 | 150 | 147 | 144 | 141 | 150 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 118 | 400 | 144 | 176 | 150 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 187 | 237 | 269 | 321 | 307 | 170 | 167 | 167 | 131 | 128 | 123 | 123 | 120 | 287 | 310 | 387 | 273 | 249 | 301 | 144 | 297 | 293 | 273 | 204 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | — | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 269 | 269 | 115 | — | 90 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 123 | 121 | 188 | 69 | 120 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 80 | 83 | 477 | 530 | 530 | 153 | 170 | 170 | 199 | 225 | 205 | 173 | 158 | 444 | 104 | 121 | 121 | 141 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 158 | 205 | 211 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 210 | 210 | 209 | 742 | 859 | 859 | 210 | 739 | 650 | 210 | 209 | 739 | 751 | 210 | 211 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 209 | 210 | 859 | 859 | 211 |
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