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North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) surf break

North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 17 Jan 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
27.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 3AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
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
Period(s) (?)191518181818171616161616161515151414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)236209211375375370309268310427502421411280220171305301248245206928887
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NNE
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
N
10
NNE
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		offglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		offcross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14AM
0.63
2:36PM
0.47
2:42AM
0.66
3:04PM
0.51
3:08AM
0.68
3:32PM
0.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
0.13
8:47AM
0.09
8:17PM
0.10
9:11AM
0.06
8:48PM
0.08
9:35AM
0.03
Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----6:24-------6:26-------6:26---
Sunset-------6:14-------6:14-------6:15
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262423232525252524232323242626262523222323262625
Feels °C (?)282626272727262625252626282726252524252626282523
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