Hikkaduwa (A-Frame) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at the charts for the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a grim picture out there, to be honest. We’ve got a solid run of days where the wind is just ruining everything, and the swell is coming from the wrong direction for our main break.

The next 16 days are looking like a real struggle for a clean wave. The swell is there, but it’s battling a constant onshore and cross-onshore wind pattern, which is going to leave things chopped up and lumpy. We’re looking at a long stretch of poor to marginal conditions, so if you're desperate, you'll be fighting for a sloppy one.

Looking at the start, Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th have some chest to head-high swell, around 5ft to 5ft, but the west wind is just going to destroy any sort of shape. The energy is moderate to strong though, with values around 1450 to 2025, so there is push behind it. But it’s just not going to be clean.

The weekend brings a bit more size, with Saturday the 12th seeing 7ft to 7ft, but the conditions are the same story – poor. Sunday the 13th is similar, still bumpy with that cross-onshore wind picking up to 25 km/h.

Going into next week, the 14th and 15th are no better. The wave heights drop slightly, but that west wind just doesn’t let up. It’s the same mess day after day.

The middle of the week, the 17th and 18th, are still only marginal. The swell is still coming from the south-southwest, but it's all over the place, and the wind is just constant. By the 19th and 20th, the wind is up to 30 km/h and the surf looks properly lumpy. That’s a full week of onshore slop, folks.

The second week is a bit of a mixed bag, still mostly poor. The 22nd sees a dramatic drop in period to 7 seconds, which is just junky windswell, and the 23rd is the same. Then on the 24th, we finally see a proper long-period groundswell, a 22-second wave, but the height drops right off to 2ft to 3ft. It’s a tease, just not enough size. The energy also drops significantly into the lower hundreds, showing the lack of push. The last day of the forecast, the 25th, sees a bit more size return, but once again, it’s with messy winds.

For the standout spot, Hikkaduwa (A-Frame) – a reef break that is fairly consistent – is the only real option, but it is way off its game. The optimum swell direction is from the southwest, but the winds are just never going to give us a window. It's a real shame because there is some size on the way, but you'd be surfing grovelly, blown-out waves with heavy crowds possible.

If you see any clean windows in between the showers, you're a better man than me. It’s a skip for the surfing, but if the wind keeps up, it might be worth checking out for the kiteboarders. This is a stretch of poor conditions that could last well over a week, so don't hold your breath. Forecasts can change, but this looks like a blank run for the paddle crew.

Rusty.

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