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North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) surf break

North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 29 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
27.8° 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 10PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)--
Afternoon (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (29 Jan)3ft (0.9m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
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
1
3
3
2
2
3
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161615151515151514141414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)432366421416411395432421360410410297297293293285277261176173173171171168
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
W
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
0.30
12:44AM
0.53
1:15PM
0.37
1:29AM
0.59
1:54PM
0.44
2:03AM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:12PM
0.23
7:48AM
0.20
6:43PM
0.18
8:10AM
0.14
7:34PM
0.13
8:33AM
0.08
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise------6:26-------6:26-------6:26-
Sunset-6:17-------6:17-------6:17------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------212222----
Temp. °C262625242323242626262526262525272626262625242427
Feels °C (?)272727262626272827282730302828302929302929282730
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