Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 +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
29.1° 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 3AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.6
S
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414141414141412121313131718181817171716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6571028605555555831780769604383534470477459777408751911900735808798788778
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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High Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
0.40
12:44PM
0.50
1:20AM
0.48
1:11PM
0.56
1:40AM
0.56
1:36PM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03PM
0.19
6:39AM
0.22
7:17PM
0.13
7:12AM
0.17
7:34PM
0.08
7:39AM
0.13
Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise----5:58-------5:58-------5:58---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07
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Rain (mm)
466575432232223211122111
Temp. °C272726262727272726262626272727272727262627272727
Feels °C (?)292927272929292928282827292829293029282829282828
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for West

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 115 km away suggest it is still onshore at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) (light winds from the SW at Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport/Katunayake). 1.3m 6s windswell from the WSW with a 1.1m 13s groundswell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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