Beach Break (Hikkaduwa) Surf Forecast

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Beach Break (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 18 Aug 2025 +0530

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Beach Break (Hikkaduwa) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Beach Break (Hikkaduwa) sea temperature is 27.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Beach Break (Hikkaduwa) today?

The current surf forecast for Beach Break (Hikkaduwa) at 11AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+0530) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Aug)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (18 Aug)	5ft (1.5m)	10s

Table - waves today at Beach Break (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Hourly 12 Days

West Sri Lanka Surf

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	Monday 18								Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	18	17	17	16
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	812	872	832	779	805	740	630	764	712	589	582	823	642	658	642	612	687	910	944	1053	1131	1188	1223	1244
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	on	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 / height (m)				9:11AM 0.43									12:00PM 0.46				12:55AM 0.33				12:54PM 0.52
Low Tide / height (m)	12:23AM 0.18									2:58AM 0.25					7:28PM 0.21				6:17AM 0.21				7:43PM 0.15

	Monday 18								Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20
Sunrise	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-

Rain (mm)	2	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	27	26	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	27	28	28	27	26	26	26	26	27	28	27	27	26	26
Feels °C (?)	28	27	28	28	27	29	29	28	28	28	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	29	27	29	28	28

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West

Wind Update Wind reports 19 km away suggest it is still onshore at Beach Break (Hikkaduwa) (light winds from the WSW at Galle). 1.4m 7s swell from the W with a 1.1m 12s groundswell from the S and a 0.6m 9s swell from the WNW as well as a 0.3m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW. 4 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
2 hours 42 minutes ago Beach Break (Hikkaduwa)

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19 km away, 2 h 42 min ago

11 km/h

WSW

0.0

27.7

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