Main Reef (Hikkaduwa) Surf Forecast

/ West (43 surf breaks) /

Sri Lanka (53 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (6.19° N 80.06° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Main Reef (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 01 Sep 2025 +0530

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Main Reef (Hikkaduwa) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Main Reef (Hikkaduwa) sea temperature is 28.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Main Reef (Hikkaduwa) today?

The current surf forecast for Main Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 1PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+0530) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	17s
Afternoon (01 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	15s
Evening (01 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	15s

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

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	Monday 01						Tuesday 02								Wednesday 03								Thu 04
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WNW	SW	W	W	W	W	SW	SW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W
Period(s) (?)	17	17	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	8	14	8	8	8	8	13	13	7	7	6	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	1314	1668	1177	1216	1042	1500	1119	1082	1519	915	822	1174	1090	937	923	889	833	475	456	426	401	391	342	230
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)	6:18AM 0.45			4:18PM 0.35						10:32AM 0.40					2:21AM 0.31				12:23PM 0.47				1:19AM 0.37
Low Tide / height (m)			12:26PM 0.32			11:06PM 0.23							8:27PM 0.25			5:07AM 0.30					7:32PM 0.20

	Monday 01						Tuesday 02								Wednesday 03								Thu 04
Sunrise	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	3	3	3	3	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Temp. °C	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26
Feels °C (?)	28	27	27	28	29	29	27	26	28	27	27	29	29	27	27	27	28	27	27	28	27	27	27	27

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West

Wind Update Wind reports 25 km away suggest it is still onshore at Main Reef (Hikkaduwa) (light winds from the WSW at Galle). 1.7m 7s swell from the W with a 1.1m 17s long period groundswell from the SSW and a 1.0m 11s groundswell from the S. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
2 hours 21 minutes ago Main Reef (Hikkaduwa)

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25 km away, 2 h 21 min ago

11 km/h

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28.1

Air / Water (°C)

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