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Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 +0530
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Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) sea temperature is
27.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today?

The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 9AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (27 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (27 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
0
2
2
3
2
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.5
SW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
S
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)101310101312101212121212191818181817161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)778773714973577272727272238286323319312459475464452447441436
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
N
5
NE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		offononcross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		onglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:00AM
0.40
8:35PM
0.47
11:13PM
0.47
11:50AM
0.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10AM
0.30
12:41PM
0.16
1:49PM
0.20
7:35AM
0.25
5:12PM
0.21
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise--6:26-------6:26-------6:26-----
Sunset-----6:16-------6:16-------6:17--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252525272726262525242426262626252524252626262525
Feels °C (?)292929313029282928282730282928272726282827282828
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