Surf Forecasts:
Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period, WNW swell with 911 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) in the next 16 days are 1.9m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) over the next 16 days.
Hey, Rusty here. Look, I gotta be straight with ya – the 16-day outlook for Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) is a total bust. There's no decent surf on offer from July 8 right through to July 23. This advanced reef break usually handles a SW swell pretty well, but we're getting hit by a persistent westerly wind regime, mostly cross-on or onshore, and the swell direction is all wrong – coming from W, WNW, SSW, S – not the sweet SW we want. The size fluctuates between 2ft and 7ft, but with those winds and short periods (often 7 to 11 seconds, occasionally longer up to 18 seconds but with poor conditions), it's just messy. Combined energy ranges from moderate to strong (486 to 2124), but that doesn't matter if the surface is chopped up. The forecast shows risk of thunderstorms on many days too. Honestly, this stretch of poor conditions is pretty normal for this time of year around here – the monsoon winds just kill it. Don't bother packing your board for this one. Stay tuned, maybe things shift. Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 850 | 692 | 624 | 772 | 843 | 894 | 836 | 894 | 804 | 682 | 657 | 541 | 309 | 550 | 593 | 422 | 332 | 403 | 464 | 367 | 357 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:35AM0.52m | 6:51PM0.42m | 8:53AM0.51m | 8:02PM0.35m | 10:30AM0.52m | 10:18PM0.32m | 11:52AM0.55m | 00:06AM0.33m | 12:51PM0.59m | 1:10AM0.38m | 1:38PM0.62m | 1:57AM0.43m | 2:18PM0.65m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.14m | 1:43PM0.29m | 1:27AM0.16m | 3:47PM0.30m | 2:37AM0.18m | 5:59PM0.26m | 4:17AM0.18m | 7:04PM0.20m | 5:45AM0.15m | 7:45PM0.15m | 6:51AM0.11m | 8:20PM0.11m | 7:43AM0.09m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 10 | WNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 272 | 692 | 624 | 772 | 843 | 843 | 836 | 894 | 804 | 572 | 372 | 541 | 306 | 304 | 304 | 330 | 284 | 403 | 464 | 367 | 357 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 257 | 357 | 65 | 408 | 384 | 894 | 678 | 778 | 778 | 37 | 29 | 437 | 309 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 175 | 329 | 373 | 348 | 339 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 65 | 243 | 50 | 347 | 432 | 96 | 70 | 47 | 35 | — | 65 | 27 | 40 | 54 | 33 | 37 | 58 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | W 11 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 850 | 459 | 607 | — | 465 | — | — | 73 | 76 | 682 | 657 | 402 | 111 | 550 | 593 | 422 | 332 | 295 | 330 | 348 | 286 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 205 | 338 | 333 | 210 | 739 | 211 | 210 | 338 | 211 | 210 | 739 | 211 | 210 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 210 |
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