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Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 13 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 3PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)181816161616151515141414131313131313131313141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154150261261258255226309309301293268215183180175136136136136142158158121
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
NE
5
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
on		onglassonglassoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		glassglassononglassglassglasscross-
on		glassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:14PM
0.45
11:42AM
0.30
12:24AM
0.48
12:54PM
0.33
1:09AM
0.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:32PM
0.23
7:20AM
0.25
4:58PM
0.22
7:40AM
0.19
6:17PM
0.19
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise6:22-------6:24-------6:24-------
Sunset---6:10-------6:12-------6:12----
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---21------1-------21---
Temp. °C242726262626252425272726262525252527272626252524
Feels °C (?)273128293029292828302930302829293031293031292928
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