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Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 25 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
27.5° 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 6AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
SW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111110101013101013121212121212121918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)149149149151149114112110108106778773714973727272727272238286
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
0
SW
0
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
15
SW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrossglassglassoffglasscross-
on		glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		onglasscross-
off		offglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:17PM
0.57
5:40AM
0.47
7:08PM
0.52
6:00AM
0.40
8:35PM
0.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:12AM
0.25
12:06PM
0.11
1:10AM
0.30
12:41PM
0.16
1:49PM
0.20
Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise----6:26-------6:26-------6:26---
Sunset-------6:16-------6:16-------6:16
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------223------1--------
Temp. °C262525252528272726252524252726262626252424262626
Feels °C (?)292828282831293129292927283027292930292828302829
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