Surf Forecasts:
Hikkaduwa (A-Frame) surf forecast from 13 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period, SSW swell with 3,757 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 2.3m 19s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) 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 (Tue 18th Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hikkaduwa (A-Frame) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for the Hikkaduwa area over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it's a bit of a struggle to find a proper window of clean surf. The whole outlook is plagued by onshore and cross-onshore winds, making for choppy, bumpy conditions. The swell sticks around, but the wind just won't play ball for most of it.
The first real glimmer of something decent starts on Monday afternoon, the 17th of August, but it's still messy. The standout period looks to be around Tuesday the 18th and Wednesday the 19th. The swell really starts to ramp up with strong wave energy (over 4000 on Tuesday morning). We're looking at a solid S-SSW groundswell pushing 7 ft to 8 ft, with a very long period of 17 to 19 seconds. This is serious energy – good for a reef break like Hikkaduwa (A-Frame) , but that long-period swell can make beach breaks a bit straight. The problem is the wind is still cross-onshore, so it'll be a bumpy, powerful ride. Not for the faint-hearted, and definitely for experts only when it's over 8 ft. It's a bit of a shame, because the swell is there, but the wind just won't clean it up. Water temp is sitting at 82° with no real anomaly, so pretty normal for this time of year.
After that peak, the swell drops off through the 20th and 21st, but it remains a bit of a messy jumble of onshore wind and moderate energy. By the 23rd of August, we're back to small, weak, and choppy surf. There are some pulses of longer-period swell right at the end of the month, on the 27th and 28th, but again, the wind is coming from the wrong direction. It's a pretty grim run for any truly clean, glassy surfs.
So, if you're an expert looking for power and don't mind a bumpy surface, the 18th and 19th offer the most size. For anyone else, it's a waiting game for the wind to turn. Given how consistently the wind is blowing from the west and northwest, the setup for A-Frame looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer for most of this period.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 268 | 261 | 254 | 240 | 246 | 290 | 334 | 347 | 318 | 415 | 896 | 2757 | 3650 | 3757 | 3393 | 3216 | 1972 | 3011 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:07AM0.62m | 3:07PM0.68m | 3:38AM0.66m | 3:34PM0.67m | 4:08AM0.66m | 4:00PM0.64m | 4:36AM0.65m | 4:24PM0.59m | 5:04AM0.61m | 4:47PM0.53m | 5:31AM0.56m | 5:05PM0.47m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:00PM0.02m | 9:03AM0.08m | 9:24PM0.00m | 9:33AM0.09m | 9:48PM-0.00m | 10:02AM0.11m | 10:11PM0.01m | 10:29AM0.14m | 10:33PM0.03m | 10:56AM0.16m | 10:55PM0.06m | 11:23AM0.20m | 11:16PM0.10m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 218 | 268 | 259 | 254 | 236 | 246 | 290 | 334 | 347 | 240 | 152 | 896 | 2757 | 3650 | 3757 | 3393 | 3216 | 1972 | 3011 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SSW 22 | SSE 10 | W 9 | SSE 10 | W 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | W 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 261 | 261 | 148 | 176 | 187 | 245 | 245 | 249 | 87 | 415 | 146 | 251 | 100 | 307 | 68 | 46 | 1271 | 143 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | W 9 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 24 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | 133 | 44 | 176 | 156 | 15 | 31 | 100 | 136 | 99 | 87 | 44 | 85 | 140 | 37 | 96 | — | 53 | 44 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 120 | 146 | 146 | 200 | 240 | — | — | 93 | 62 | 318 | 341 | 347 | — | 301 | 39 | 262 | 198 | 230 | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 427 | 204 | 204 | 211 | 204 | 20 | 20 | 207 | 210 | 20 | 210 | 20 | 28 | 210 | 740 | 170 | 207 | 740 |
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