Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.15° N 80.09° E

Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) sea temperature is
28.9° C
1.6° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 6PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
6
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
9
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
150
188
287
310
387
273
249
301
400
459
469
480
490
492
559
553
553
399
395
481
458
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:02PM0.59m
2:26AM0.46m
2:30PM0.63m
2:54AM0.50m
2:56PM0.66m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.13m
8:33PM0.09m
8:02AM0.11m
8:55PM0.06m
8:33AM0.09m
9:17PM0.04m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
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6:28
6:28
6:27
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
29
29
29
30
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
29
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
29
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