North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) surf break

North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 17 Feb 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
27.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


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

The current surf forecast for North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) at 5PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131313131212121212121717161615151616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31321521217817817813813613410612474737271697375698984116118118
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
0
N
0
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SE
5
E
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:51PM
0.57
2:52AM
0.67
3:16PM
0.62
3:15AM
0.67
3:41PM
0.65
3:39AM
0.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:50AM
0.02
8:42PM
0.06
9:10AM
-0.01
9:11PM
0.04
9:30AM
-0.03
9:40PM
0.04
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise6:24-------6:24-------6:24-------
Sunset---6:21-------6:21-------6:22----
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thunderstorm
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Rain (mm)
-241--------------111---
Temp. °C252826252624242424252525252424242526262627262525
Feels °C (?)283128262826272728272829282727283031293031282829
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