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Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.7° C
(Which is 1.3°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 5AM is: 0.8m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 20 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
407 | 407 | 407 | 490 | 392 | 590 | 673 | 659 | 659 | 651 | 1120 | 808 | 798 | 798 | 683 | 768 | 749 | 863 | 674 | 568 | 561 | 553 | 553 | 691 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:54AM0.44m | 4:15PM0.57m | 4:21AM0.41m | 4:45PM0.53m | 4:56AM0.37m | 5:23PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM0.09m | 9:39AM0.08m | 10:36PM0.12m | 10:06AM0.12m | 11:15PM0.17m | 10:35AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 86 | 86 | 72 | 412 | 368 | 56 | 673 | 659 | 659 | 651 | 1120 | 808 | 798 | 798 | 683 | 768 | 749 | 863 | 674 | 568 | 561 | 553 | 553 | 691 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 19 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SW 5 | SSE 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 407 | 407 | 407 | 71 | 56 | 590 | 43 | 42 | 253 | 257 | 31 | 152 | 147 | 96 | 127 | 147 | 75 | 18 | 56 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 10 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SW 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 181 | 300 | 400 | 490 | 392 | 205 | 249 | 253 | 42 | 33 | 52 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 49 | 51 | 93 | 56 | 18 | 55 | 38 | 52 | 35 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 9 | 11 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 172 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 739 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
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