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Lat Long: 6.12° N 80.11° E

Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) sea temperature is
29.5°C
1.6° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 5PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
15
1
S
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
S
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
19
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
391
376
471
566
515
514
605
605
624
563
385
437
341
387
378
516
497
534
573
929
793
793
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:24PM0.52m
1:00AM0.56m
12:54PM0.56m
1:24AM0.64m
1:22PM0.59m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.22m
6:45PM0.12m
7:06AM0.16m
7:08PM0.08m
7:34AM0.12m
7:30PM0.04m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:56
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5:58
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5:58
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5:57
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 mm
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1
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3
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2
2
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1
4
4
1
2
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1
2
4
3
Temp °C
27
30
29
28
28
27
26
26
27
29
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
26
Feels °C
31
33
31
30
31
30
30
30
31
32
31
32
31
31
30
30
31
32
32
31
30
31
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