Surf Forecasts:
Hikkaduwa (A-Frame) surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period, S swell with 1,564 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hikkaduwa (A-Frame) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Hikkaduwa (A-Frame) in the next 16 days are 1.7m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hikkaduwa (A-Frame) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s break it down. I’m lookin’ at the charts for Hikkaduwa, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a rough stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a write-off for decent paddle surfing. The wind is the main culprit, and it’s not playing nice.
We start off on Sunday, 19th July, and straight away it’s a mess. The wind is howling from the west at 16 mph, right onshore, with a risk of thunderstorms. That’s a recipe for chop and blown-out waves. The swell is there, maybe 3 ft from the SSW, with moderate energy, but it’s just not surfable. This pattern pretty much sticks for the next week and a half. The wind stays strong, mostly from the west, and it’s nearly always onshore or cross-onshore, keeping the surface a mess. We get a bit of a bump in swell around the 20th and 21st, with heights up to 6 ft and strong energy, but again, the wind is just junk. It’s a kite surfer’s paradise, not a surfer’s.
The water temp is about average for this time of year. Don’t expect any clean, glassy windows. The best you could hope for is a marginal session on the morning of Tuesday, 21st July, with 5 ft swell and a 15-second period from the south. That’s a proper long-period groundswell, which would typically be great for a reef like Hikkaduwa (A-Frame), but that 12 mph cross-onshore wind makes it a choppy, frustrating affair. The score is poor, and it’s marked as marginal, so don’t get your hopes up.
The bad news keeps rolling. The second week looks even more unsettled. From about the 29th of July onwards, the wind is still hammering in from the west, and we start seeing some very long period swells – 20 and 21 seconds on the 29th and 30th. That’s incredible energy, but it’s all for nothing with that wind. It’s like being served a steak and having no knife. The swell is also coming from the SSW, which is not the optimum direction from the southwest for this break. The whole thing is a non-starter.
There are no standout sessions here. If you’re desperate for a paddle, the morning of the 21st is your best bet, but it’s going to be a battle. For the rest of us, leave the boards on the roof and wait for the pattern to change. Forecasts can change, but this one looks pretty locked in.
Rusty.
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. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 242 | 285 | 303 | 759 | 1564 | 734 | 957 | 931 | 465 | 572 | 345 | 285 | 147 | 123 | 201 | 217 | 214 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:13AM0.59m | 4:57PM0.59m | 5:50AM0.57m | 5:25PM0.53m | 6:30AM0.53m | 5:53PM0.47m | 7:16AM0.49m | 6:20PM0.40m | 8:24AM0.45m | 6:51PM0.33m | 10:19AM0.43m | 10:43PM0.29m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:49PM0.05m | 10:57AM0.19m | 11:17PM0.07m | 11:33AM0.22m | 11:45PM0.10m | 12:12PM0.26m | 00:14AM0.14m | 1:03PM0.29m | 00:48AM0.18m | 2:53PM0.31m | 1:41AM0.21m | 7:10PM0.26m | 4:00AM0.23m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 277 | 242 | 285 | 303 | 759 | 1564 | 734 | 957 | 931 | 465 | 572 | 345 | 285 | 147 | 123 | 163 | 180 | 197 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | S 9 | W 9 | SSE 8 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 92 | 120 | 128 | 157 | 294 | 154 | 122 | 108 | 1 | 74 | 54 | 67 | 102 | 85 | 79 | 201 | 217 | 214 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | W 10 | S 10 | W 9 | SE 8 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | W 8 | SW 16 | S 10 | SSW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 54 | 34 | 38 | 66 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 41 | 90 | 71 | 52 | 34 | 33 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 70 | 108 | 106 | 89 | 377 | 92 | 86 | 92 | 240 | 153 | 36 | 37 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 36 | 39 | 36 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 210 | 739 | 211 | 210 | 211 | 204 | 207 | 739 | 211 | 740 | 740 | 211 | 722 | 740 | 55 | 211 | 740 | 55 |
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