North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) surf break

North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 +0530
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North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) sea temperature is
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) today?

The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

Table - waves today at North Jetty (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121215151514141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)290286245241238223216147147144144112108106128119114113113109168166163161
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
0.57
2:18PM
0.73
2:21AM
0.57
2:47PM
0.74
2:48AM
0.56
3:16PM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06PM
0.05
7:53AM
-0.01
8:36PM
0.04
8:19AM
-0.03
9:05PM
0.04
8:46AM
-0.03
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:01-------6:01-------6:00---
Sunset-------6:16-------6:16-------6:16
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------11---------------
Temp. °C292827262829292928282726272929292828282728292929
Feels °C (?)333232303332313232323130313231323132323132313031
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