Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.15° N 80.09° E

Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) sea temperature is
29.6°C
1.1° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 11PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)--
Afternoon (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
582
563
505
493
487
402
387
348
334
330
330
236
233
213
158
156
156
154
154
113
106
103
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
5
NE
10
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:20PM0.49m
00:52AM0.64m
12:54PM0.51m
1:19AM0.67m
1:25PM0.52m
1:46AM0.68m
Low Tide
6:25PM0.11m
7:17AM0.14m
6:53PM0.08m
7:43AM0.10m
7:19PM0.05m
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mod rain
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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 mm
4
7
9
2
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1
1
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1
3
5
2
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Temp °C
28
27
26
24
24
25
26
28
28
28
27
25
25
25
26
28
28
27
26
25
25
26
Feels °C
32
31
29
26
26
28
29
31
30
31
30
28
27
28
29
30
30
30
28
28
29
30
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