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Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 09 Jan 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
27.9° 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: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am January 09). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.9
NW
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)13131313131212121212111112101161111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)187181178176170162157117115115829981798459113113111109109107107107
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
0.57
6:06PM
0.53
5:35AM
0.51
6:50PM
0.50
6:01AM
0.45
7:46PM
0.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
0.09
11:40PM
0.25
12:00PM
0.13
12:23AM
0.29
12:32PM
0.16
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise--6:22-------6:22-------6:22-----
Sunset-----6:09-------6:09-------6:10--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1-1----111-
Temp. °C232324262828252423232427272626252524252727272624
Feels °C (?)242426292929262524252730292830282826272828292927
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