Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.15° N 80.09° E

Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) sea temperature is
28.5° C
1.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 2AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
13
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
203
201
160
220
217
217
211
243
183
229
269
286
298
345
338
374
469
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:51PM0.33m
10:19AM0.43m
10:43PM0.29m
11:58AM0.45m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.21m
7:10PM0.26m
4:00AM0.23m
7:30PM0.21m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
28
28
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
31
30
30
30
29
31
30
30
30
29
30
29
30
29
30
30
30
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