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Lat Long: 6.12° N 80.11° E

Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) sea temperature is
29.5°C
1.1° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.6
SSW
16
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
171
181
173
138
173
173
173
336
329
411
381
360
356
582
563
505
493
487
402
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SW
5
W
0
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:57PM0.52m
11:40AM0.46m
00:26AM0.59m
12:20PM0.49m
00:52AM0.64m
Low Tide
6:14AM0.25m
5:55PM0.15m
6:48AM0.19m
6:25PM0.11m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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 mm
3
1
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3
3
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1
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1
2
3
5
4
2
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
31
30
30
30
32
32
32
32
30
31
30
30
31
34
32
32
31
29
30
30
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