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Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 14 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 5AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313141414131413131616161616152019
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2151831801751361361361361421581588985200173171177229229173220223388384
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
0
S
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononglassglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
0.48
12:54PM
0.33
1:09AM
0.52
1:34PM
0.37
1:44AM
0.57
2:06PM
0.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
0.19
6:17PM
0.19
8:01AM
0.14
7:03PM
0.14
8:23AM
0.10
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----6:24-------6:24-------6:24---
Sunset-------6:12-------6:13-------6:13
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------31----1111-------
Temp. °C262625252527272726262525252726262626252425272726
Feels °C (?)292928302931293029292829293129292929282829302928
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