Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 225 | 277 | 273 | 269 | 242 | 238 | 285 | 356 | 346 | 303 | 587 | 627 | 759 | 879 | 1564 | 1189 | 868 |
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 |
High Tide | 5:13AM0.59m | 4:57PM0.59m | 5:50AM0.57m | 5:25PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49PM0.05m | 10:57AM0.19m | 11:17PM0.07m | 11:33AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 277 | 225 | 277 | 273 | 269 | 242 | 238 | 285 | 356 | 346 | 303 | 587 | 627 | 759 | 466 | 1564 | 1189 | 868 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 98 | 96 | 92 | 57 | 83 | 120 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 157 | 157 | 242 | 294 | 879 | 154 | 154 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | W 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 36 | 34 | 50 | 38 | 37 | 51 | 66 | 238 | 157 | 90 | 129 | 92 | 103 | 128 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 74 | 69 | 70 | 83 | 92 | 108 | 101 | 106 | 109 | 101 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 377 | 377 | 92 | 89 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 209 | 739 | 739 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 209 | 739 | 210 | 209 | 209 |
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