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Main Reef (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 +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
27.3° C
 (Which is 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: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (19 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)151514141414141413131313131313121221212019191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22017130530124824520692888713883836059403890147127190178230222
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
15
N
5
NE
5
S
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
N
10
NE
10
ESE
5
E
10
N
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglassglassglasscrossoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:04PM
0.51
3:08AM
0.68
3:32PM
0.54
3:35AM
0.68
4:01PM
0.56
4:00AM
0.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:48PM
0.08
9:35AM
0.03
9:19PM
0.07
9:59AM
0.02
9:50PM
0.08
10:23AM
0.01
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise------6:26-------6:26-------6:26-
Sunset-6:14-------6:15-------6:15------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262625242423242625252524242425262525242223222325
Feels °C (?)252525262726282826252827272728282725252426252627
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