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Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 07 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
27.9° 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 11PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (07 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
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
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
0.4
SW
1
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.4
NW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)7167771515151414141471313131312121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77748516715689126123165163156192193181178176170123119117115838281
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
E
10
NNE
5
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
10
N
15
NW
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassoffglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49PM
0.55
4:40AM
0.61
5:27PM
0.55
5:08AM
0.57
6:06PM
0.53
5:35AM
0.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:29PM
0.16
11:03AM
0.07
11:03PM
0.20
11:31AM
0.09
11:40PM
0.25
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise------6:22-------6:22-------6:22-
Sunset-6:08-------6:08-------6:09------
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Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C272725242323232628262423232323272725242424232427
Feels °C (?)303127272423232729262524242524292725252726252630
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