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Lat Long: 6.12° N 80.11° E

Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) sea temperature is
29.4°C
1.5° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 12AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
S
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1
S
13
1.1
S
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
573
929
793
793
346
307
351
566
620
411
471
288
566
775
366
453
636
722
711
563
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
0
E
Wind State
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:22PM0.59m
1:48AM0.69m
1:49PM0.60m
2:13AM0.72m
2:15PM0.60m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.04m
8:01AM0.09m
7:52PM0.01m
8:25AM0.06m
8:14PM0.00m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:57
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 mm
1
4
8
5
1
1
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2
1
1
2
8
4
1
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1
2
4
1
Temp °C
29
28
27
25
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
32
32
29
30
30
31
31
30
31
30
31
30
30
31
31
31
32
31
32
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