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Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 11 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
27.6° 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 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SW
0.6
SSE
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111111610181818181616161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1091079595656497959188858283154154150261261258255226309305301
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
0
WNW
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NW
15
W
5
W
5
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crossoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glassonglasscross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		glassglasscross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:46PM
0.46
6:23AM
0.38
9:18PM
0.44
11:14PM
0.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
0.16
1:28AM
0.32
1:13PM
0.20
2:32PM
0.23
7:20AM
0.25
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise------6:22-------6:22-------6:24-
Sunset-6:10-------6:10-------6:10------
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-121----121-----121-----
Temp. °C282727252524252727272625252425272726262625242527
Feels °C (?)292930282927293130313030302829303030302929282830
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