Hikkaduwa (A-Frame) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, checking in from the local sand. Let's have a look at what we've got coming down the pipe for Hikkaduwa.

First off, the water is sitting at a beautiful 82°, which is pretty much bang on for this time of year. Feels like a warm bath out there.

Now, I gotta be straight with you. The next week and a half is a bit of a grind. We've got a big, powerful SSW groundswell on the way, with a period pushing 16 to 17 seconds, and the combined energy readings are through the roof – we're talking values of 3480 and 3511 on Wednesday the 19th and 20th. That's some serious energy in the water. But here's the catch: the wind is howling from the West at 12 to 15 mph, and it's either onshore or cross-onshore. That's a recipe for messy, choppy, poor surf conditions. The swell is solid, around 7 ft, but the wind is just ruining it. For the beginner crew, that size is already pushing it, and with the chop, it's not a fun paddle.

That onshore wind pattern just keeps blowing through the weekend and into the following week. There are a few days where the score inches up, like Saturday the 22nd afternoon or Sunday the 23rd afternoon, but that's just marginal, not good. The swell drops right down below 3 ft by Monday the 24th morning, and stays small and junky for a few days.

We hit a bit of a lull, with no real recommendations through the end of August and into the start of September. The energy picks back up around Sunday the 30th of August with a monster 7 ft SSW swell and a 19-second period, giving us a combined energy of 4009. That's a lot of water moving. But again, the wind is on it. It's a similar story into Monday the 31st, with the swell hitting 8 ft – that's expert-only territory – but the onshore wind is still blowing.

Look, for the first week and a half, it's a write-off for quality surfing. The one standout, and I mean the *only* one worth getting excited about, is far off in the forecast. On Sunday the 30th of August, there's a brief window where things could come together. The swell is huge, 7 ft from the SSW with a very long 19-second period. The wind is still onshore, but for a spot like Hikkaduwa (A-Frame), which is a reef break that's exposed to the SW, that long-period energy will wrap in and set up some proper lines. The crowd factor is "often," so expect it to be busy if it cleans up. The problem is, the wind forecast for that whole period is stubbornly westerly, so it's a long shot. Keep an eye on it, but don't hold your breath.

The short version: the next ten days are blown out. The one possible glimmer is the huge swell right at the end of the run, but it's a gamble with the wind.

Rusty.

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