Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.15° N 80.09° E

Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) sea temperature is
28.2°C
0.8° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 3AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1756
911
1551
1291
1256
1191
1031
1016
980
850
561
572
555
547
468
468
461
666
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:33AM0.59m
2:32PM0.67m
2:56AM0.64m
2:55PM0.67m
Low Tide
8:26PM0.04m
8:22AM0.08m
8:45PM0.02m
8:50AM0.07m
9:05PM-0.00m
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6:03
6:03
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6:17
6:17
 mm
2
4
4
5
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
27
27
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
30
29
28
28
28
28
29
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
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