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Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 15 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
27.6° 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 4PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
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)
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131314141413141313161616161615202015141818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1361361361361421581588985200173171177229229173220193388388217268280491
Wind
(km/h)
0
NE
5
W
15
W
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
0
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
5
NE
5
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54PM
0.33
1:09AM
0.52
1:34PM
0.37
1:44AM
0.57
2:06PM
0.41
2:14AM
0.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
0.19
6:17PM
0.19
8:01AM
0.14
7:03PM
0.14
8:23AM
0.10
7:40PM
0.11
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise6:24-------6:24-------6:24-------
Sunset---6:12-------6:13-------6:13----
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---32----1111-----------
Temp. °C252727262625252425262626262525242526262625252424
Feels °C (?)303129292928302729292929292728282928282927292727
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