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Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 20 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
27.4° 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 2PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313121221212019191818171616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2531211019998969666645958142136186263332304294346329321391279275
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
WNW
15
W
10
NW
5
NE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
0
SSE
10
W
15
W
15
NW
10
N
5
ENE
5
SE
0
S
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
0
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglasscross-
on		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcrossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
0.54
3:35AM
0.69
4:02PM
0.57
4:00AM
0.68
4:31PM
0.60
4:26AM
0.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:32AM
0.03
9:15PM
0.08
9:56AM
0.03
9:47PM
0.09
10:20AM
0.03
10:19PM
0.12
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise6:24-------6:24-------6:26-------
Sunset---6:14-------6:15-------6:15----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242526252524242324262625242323232325252525242423
Feels °C (?)282727262827272628292725252526272627262728272726
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