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Lat Long: 6.12° N 80.11° E

Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) sea temperature is
29.2°C
0.8° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
249
249
249
215
212
167
157
154
152
129
98
96
96
94
94
71
70
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
0
WSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:31AM0.58m
4:35PM0.42m
5:09AM0.52m
5:32PM0.37m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.08m
10:51AM0.17m
10:19PM0.15m
11:39AM0.22m
10:51PM0.24m
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2
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Temp °C
28
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
33
32
31
31
32
32
31
32
32
31
30
30
31
31
31
32
31
31
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