Hiriketya Beach surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 16 Feb 2026 +0530
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Hiriketya Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hiriketya Beach sea temperature is
27.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Hiriketya Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Hiriketya Beach at 5AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm February 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

Table - waves today at Hiriketya Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131313131312121216121212101616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38938437336229028227727322219821915114714213810199835656565510499
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
E
5
NE
5
W
5
W
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffglassglassoffoffcross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:42AM
0.49
3:13PM
0.47
3:06AM
0.51
3:35PM
0.51
3:31AM
0.51
3:59PM
0.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:36PM
0.07
9:00AM
-0.01
9:03PM
0.05
9:20AM
-0.02
9:30PM
0.04
9:41AM
-0.03
Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----6:22-------6:22-------6:22---
Sunset-------6:19-------6:19-------6:19
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
------22-12-211112-----1
Temp. °C262524242628272626252424242424232323232323262826
Feels °C (?)292827272930313031292727272728272525232425293127
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