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Lat Long: 6.12° N 80.11° E

Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) sea temperature is
29.2°C
0.8° 

Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 4AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wed
4
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SSW
11
0.7
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
70
70
70
70
70
114
185
227
223
254
249
239
204
240
235
196
196
192
192
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:32PM0.37m
6:02AM0.45m
8:35PM0.35m
8:22AM0.40m
11:24PM0.43m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.24m
1:29PM0.26m
00:21AM0.34m
4:23PM0.24m
5:26AM0.30m
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
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cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
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1
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1
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3
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2
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Temp °C
28
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
33
32
30
30
31
31
31
32
32
31
31
32
31
32
31
31
31
31
30
30
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