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Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 15 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 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313141414131413131616161616152020191418181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1361361421581588985200173171177229229173220223388388332268280399547395
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
N
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		glassglassglassglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		onononglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54PM
0.33
1:09AM
0.52
1:34PM
0.37
1:44AM
0.57
2:06PM
0.41
2:14AM
0.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:17PM
0.19
8:01AM
0.14
7:03PM
0.14
8:23AM
0.10
7:40PM
0.11
8:45AM
0.07
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise------6:24-------6:24-------6:24-
Sunset-6:12-------6:13-------6:13------
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-12-------1-------------
Temp. °C272626252524252626262625252525262626252524242526
Feels °C (?)292929282927292929292927272829282828272927272829
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