Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 01 May 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
30.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 7PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (01 May)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
344
297
297
297
293
285
253
195
195
192
189
183
175
155
115
113
111
81
79
113
158
161
255
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:04PM0.68m
2:11AM0.53m
2:29PM0.68m
2:37AM0.52m
2:55PM0.66m
3:03AM0.50m
Low Tide
8:23PM0.07m
8:01AM0.03m
8:46PM0.06m
8:25AM0.03m
9:10PM0.05m
8:49AM0.03m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:56
5:56
5:56
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6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
1
1
1
1
2
2
5
4
2
1
2
5
4
3
1
Temp °C
30
29
29
28
28
28
29
30
30
29
29
29
28
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
33
33
34
33
33
33
35
33
33
33
33
33
31
31
32
32
31
32
32
30
31
32
32
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.7
WSW
5
Energy kJ
263
344
297
297
297
293
285
253
195
195
192
189
183
175
155
115
113
111
81
79
113
158
161
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
11
0.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
71
70
70
52
26
26
26
25
24
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
23
15
15
16
15
130
51
255
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
116
19
26
26
49
40
39
38
26
1
1
22
22
21
5
22
44
74
74
26
24
16
68
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
5
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
Energy kJ
11
22
29
31
28
29
32
32
27
26
25
19
19
17
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
24
24
24
24
24
0
0
738
859
24
24
24
24
24
24
211
24
24
859
333
58
24
24
24
Best forecast wave conditions in West Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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