Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
30.1° 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 4PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)121414131313131313121212121212121211141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)187394373336331326321317253237233164164161158156150120178161120120118222
Wind
(km/h)
0
ENE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
0
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:50PM
0.71
1:53AM
0.58
2:17PM
0.74
2:20AM
0.58
2:46PM
0.75
2:48AM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
0.04
8:04PM
0.08
7:50AM
0.01
8:34PM
0.05
8:17AM
-0.02
9:04PM
0.05
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise6:01-------6:01-------6:01-------
Sunset---6:16-------6:16-------6:16----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1121--------------------
Temp. °C283029292928272728292929282827272829292928282727
Feels °C (?)333432323332323233323132323332323332313231323031
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