Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.15° N 80.09° E

Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) sea temperature is
28.6° C
1.3° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 5PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
S
16
1.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
880
998
859
848
796
746
736
845
736
727
813
1011
2052
1886
1536
1518
1501
1282
1589
1531
1477
906
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:59PM0.55m
5:51AM0.58m
5:23PM0.48m
6:34AM0.54m
5:45PM0.41m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.17m
11:16PM0.07m
11:50AM0.22m
11:43PM0.09m
12:39PM0.27m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
6
4
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
Temp °C
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
26
25
26
27
27
28
28
28
27
28
27
28
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
27
26
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