Hikkaduwa (A-Frame) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's chew the fat on Hikkaduwa.

To start, the water's a balmy 84°F, which is a bit warmer than usual for this time of year. Not a huge deal, but you'll feel it.

Gotta be honest, this 16-day stretch is rough. Real rough. We've got plenty of southerly groundswell on the cards, but the wind is the villain here. It's stuck out of the west or west-southwest, blowing onshore or cross-onshore for nearly the whole run, and it's going to chop everything to bits. The energy is there, with numbers like 1452 and 1564 showing up, but every time they're paired with "marginal" or "poor" conditions.

There's a long dry spell from the start. The first couple of days, the 10th and 11th, you’ll see waist to head-high sets (around 4 to 5 ft) out of the SSW with a super long period of 15 to 18 seconds, packing a punch. But that cross-onshore wind at 12 mph will have it looking all bumpy and messy. Not worth paddling out.

Then from the 12th of September all the way to the 24th, it's a full-on write-off. The wind cranks to 15 to 18 mph, and conditions are rated "poor" nearly the whole time. On Saturday the 12th, the swell jumps to 6-7 ft with a huge energy reading of 2744, but with that onshore wind, it'll just be a bumpy, blown-out mess. That's kite-surfing territory, not paddle surfing.

There's one whisper of hope way down the line. On the 25th of September, we've got a 4 ft SSW swell with a very long 19-second period and energy of 1413. It's a long way out, so don't book a trip on it, but it's the only pulse that might have a chance if that wind decides to cooperate. As it stands, the wind is still onshore.

No standouts here, folks. The best you could do is the 10th and 11th, and that's a low bar with the bumpy conditions. For a break that's fairly consistent, this is a proper lull. Forecasts change, so keep an eye out, but for now, leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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