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Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) today?
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa) at 10AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Feb) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Feb) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Feb) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth (Hikkaduwa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 255 | 237 | 298 | 330 | 407 | 402 | 397 | 392 | 377 | 372 | 372 | 405 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 321 | 303 | 286 | 282 | 257 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 219 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:05AM 0.46 | 6:14PM 0.52 | 5:10AM 0.39 | 7:16PM 0.44 | 2:55AM 0.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:36PM 0.21 | 11:19AM 0.09 | 12:09AM 0.27 | 11:39AM 0.15 | 1:36AM 0.34 | 11:36AM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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