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Main Reef (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Main Reef (Hikkaduwa) today?
The current surf forecast for Main Reef (Hikkaduwa) at 6PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Main Reef (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | |
98 | 95 | 89 | 91 | 88 | 83 | 91 | 142 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 121 | 110 | 104 | 103 | 100 | 60 | 63 | 75 | 127 | 125 | 171 | 227 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:25PM0.50m | 5:35AM0.35m | 6:20PM0.42m | 11:49AM0.35m | 9:59PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41AM0.18m | 00:07AM0.24m | 11:07AM0.26m | 3:04AM0.27m | 3:52PM0.33m | 5:15AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | 6:16 |
— | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 59 | 47 | 47 | 91 | 88 | 77 | 74 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 85 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 141 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 35 | 22 | 22 | 87 | 82 | 83 | 91 | 142 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 121 | 110 | 104 | 103 | 100 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 127 | 125 | 171 | 227 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 98 | 95 | 89 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 75 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 33 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 736 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 737 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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