Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.15° N 80.09° E

Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) sea temperature is
28.8°C
1.0° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 6AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
17
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.6
SSW
16
1.6
WSW
6
0.8
SSW
15
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
419
285
224
171
190
308
211
218
301
239
203
203
245
235
268
316
335
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:05AM0.44m
12:51PM0.54m
1:21AM0.52m
1:15PM0.59m
Low Tide
7:06PM0.16m
6:43AM0.20m
7:14PM0.12m
7:10AM0.15m
7:29PM0.08m
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5:58
5:58
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6:05
6:04
 mm
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
5
6
5
5
4
3
4
7
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
26
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