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Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 18 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
27.3° 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 5AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (19 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)161616161615151514141414141413131313131313121221
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4074475255193822872461883303251802612531211019998966666646058142
Wind
(km/h)
0
N
5
ESE
0
E
0
NNE
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
N
5
NE
5
SE
0
ESE
0
E
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
NE
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:42AM
0.65
3:05PM
0.50
3:09AM
0.67
3:33PM
0.54
3:35AM
0.69
4:02PM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
0.09
9:08AM
0.05
8:44PM
0.08
9:32AM
0.03
9:15PM
0.08
9:56AM
0.03
Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----6:24-------6:24-------6:26---
Sunset-------6:14-------6:14-------6:15
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252524242426262625242323242626252423232324262626
Feels °C (?)292928282727252525262627282826252525262627282526
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