Hikkaduwa (A-Frame) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for the Hikkaduwa region.

Honestly, I’m looking at the next couple of weeks and it’s a tough one. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a write-off for surf. We’ve got a constant stream of onshore wind, mostly from the west and southwest, and a lot of stormy weather on the cards. The water temp is sitting at around 84°F which is a degree warmer than usual for this time of year, so it’s a nice bath, but you won’t be doing much paddling out there.

The only break on the radar is Hikkaduwa (A-Frame), a reef break that’s fairly consistent and best for beginners when it’s small. It’s exposed to the swell, which is coming from the S and SSW, but the problem is the wind. For the first week, from Sunday the 6th right through to around Wednesday the 16th, the wind is howling onshore at 9 to 19 mph, and the wave comment is “poor surf conditions” for every single session. The combined swell energy is moderate to strong, hitting values like 381 and 1400, but it’s all ruined by the wind chop. The only time we get a different look is on the 18th of September, Friday afternoon, when the swell jumps to 7 ft from the SSW, with a very long period of 18 seconds and energy up at 3293. But even then, it’s still onshore wind and just a “marginal” call. That’s as close as we get to a highlight, and it’s not good enough.

The second week gets even chunkier, with swell heights hitting 8 ft on the 19th, but again, the wind is onshore and the quality is rated as poor. There’s no standouts here. For a beginner reef break like A-Frame, anything over 5 ft starts to get too big, and the wind is never letting up. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.

There’s a long gap of the entire 16 days with no real surf on offer. It’s a blank run, and that’s a bit more normal for this area when the monsoon winds set in.

Rusty.

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