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Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 12 Feb 2026 +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
27.7° C
 (Which is 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 9AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am February 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)161615151514141413131313131212121210121212212020
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)858112512312111811110410215611611410910399989882828179176225339
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
0
W
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscrosscross-
off		offglassglasscross-
on		crossglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassonglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36AM
0.43
1:29PM
0.32
1:11AM
0.50
1:44PM
0.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17AM
0.23
8:06AM
0.19
6:33PM
0.22
8:04AM
0.14
7:10PM
0.17
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise--6:26-------6:26-------6:26-----
Sunset-----6:21-------6:21-------6:21--
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
light rain
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cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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Rain (mm)
-----151-----21---1-11--
Temp. °C252425272626252524242525252625252424252726262626
Feels °C (?)282728292729302927272929272928292727293128303030
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