Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.15° N 80.09° E

Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) sea temperature is
29.6°C
1.2° 

Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) today (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
173
138
173
173
173
336
329
411
381
360
356
582
563
505
493
487
402
387
348
334
330
330
236
233
166
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
5
E
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:57PM0.52m
11:40AM0.46m
00:26AM0.59m
12:20PM0.49m
00:52AM0.64m
12:54PM0.51m
1:19AM0.67m
Low Tide
6:14AM0.25m
5:55PM0.15m
6:48AM0.19m
6:25PM0.11m
7:17AM0.14m
6:53PM0.08m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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clear
thunderstorm
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3
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1
5
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4
2
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3
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Temp °C
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
26
25
25
27
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
30
30
30
32
32
32
31
31
30
30
30
32
31
32
31
29
28
28
31
31
31
31
31
30
30
30
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