Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 19 Apr 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
30.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today?

The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 10AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)131313131313161616161515151514141313131313101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)118222215212167164229203147138169188188142211161180180180154151125123120
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onglassonononcross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:48AM
0.56
3:16PM
0.74
3:16AM
0.54
3:47PM
0.69
3:45AM
0.50
4:19PM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44AM
-0.03
9:34PM
0.06
9:12AM
-0.01
10:03PM
0.09
9:41AM
0.02
10:35PM
0.13
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise--6:00-------6:00-------5:58-----
Sunset-----6:15-------6:15-------6:15--
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C272728302929292828272830302928282827293030292828
Feels °C (?)323233333132333232313233323231313231333332313131
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