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Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 +0530
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Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) sea temperature is
27.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) today?

The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 4AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)16s

Table - waves today at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)191418181818171616161616161515151414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33226828039954139533629840744752551938228724618833032518026125312110199
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
10
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NNE
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14AM
0.61
2:36PM
0.46
2:42AM
0.65
3:05PM
0.50
3:09AM
0.67
3:33PM
0.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:40PM
0.11
8:45AM
0.07
8:12PM
0.09
9:08AM
0.05
8:44PM
0.08
9:32AM
0.03
Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----6:24-------6:24-------6:24---
Sunset-------6:14-------6:14-------6:14
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262524232526262524242323242626262523232324262625
Feels °C (?)292827262728282625272626282826252524262627282624
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