Hikkaduwa (A-Frame) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer around Hikkaduwa.

Honestly, it’s a tough outlook for the next 16 days. The whole window is filled with onshore and cross-onshore winds from the west whipping up the water, and the surf quality is consistently poor. The first recommendation of the period is technically Tuesday, the 1st of September, but it’s not a good one. The whole run is a write-off with no real standouts.

We’re looking at Hikkaduwa (A-Frame). This is a beginner-friendly reef break that’s fairly consistent and exposed to the south-west swell, and it works best with a south-west swell direction. The water temperature is about average for this time of year.

The first week is a washout. From Tuesday the 1st through to Friday the 4th, we’ve got building swell but it’s all blown out. The wind is a moderate breeze from the west at 12–16 mph, either onshore or cross-onshore, and the wave comment is “poor surf conditions” or “marginal.” The swell is a mix of 5 ft to 7 ft from the south-southwest, with strong combined energy values (2366) early on, but it’s all messy. The period is between 13 and 16 seconds, so there’s some groundswell energy, but it’s just not working here with that wind. The swell is too big for beginners anyway, and the quality is so poor that even for experts, it’s not worth a look.

Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th see the swell drop to 3 ft–4 ft, but the wind stays onshore or cross-onshore, and the combined energy drops to weak or moderate (404–513). Another pass.

The second week doesn’t get any better. From Monday the 7th of September through to the end of the window, the wind is still a moderate to fresh breeze from the west, mostly cross-onshore. The swell stays small, rarely topping 5 ft, and the combined energy is moderate (286–1543). The period is often long (15–16 seconds), but that doesn’t help with the wind ruining the surface. The afternoon of the 10th sees a long period of 19 seconds, but it’s still cross-onshore and the wave comment is “poor surf conditions.” The 16th of September shows a bump in swell to 6 ft from the west-southwest, but the period is a short 7 seconds and the wind is onshore, making it a choppy, weak mess.

There’s nothing to recommend. It’s a 16-day gap with no decent surf. The setup here is exposed and the prevailing wind is just wrong for the whole period. If you’re a kitesurfer, the strong onshore winds and moderate swell might be interesting, but for paddle surfing, it’s a solid rest period. Forecasts can change, but it doesn’t look good from here.

Rusty.

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