Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

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Hikka Beach — Bennys. Photo: Sendaru Perera, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Hikkaduwa

Hikkaduwa is a town in Galle District, Sri Lanka. From Hikkaduwa you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is Bennys, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 218 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is KCT, 29 km away.

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Staying in Hikkaduwa

218 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: KCT, 29 km, Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML), 79 km, HRI, 114 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Hikkaduwa.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Hikkaduwa each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Hikkaduwa too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Sat 24

Owerkanda6.6 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft209 kJ

4 ft242 kJ

5 ft530 kJ

5 ft335 kJ

4 ft240 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

4 ft458 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Owerkanda, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	62, good	4 ft8 ssoft	209kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	4 ft9 ssoft	242kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	5 ft10 ssoft	530kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	49, good	5 ft9 ssoft	335kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	56, good	4 ft9 ssoft	240kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	47, fair	3 ft8 smushy	123kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	61, good	4 ft13 ssoft	458kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	29°C

Main Point2.5 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft209 kJ

4 ft242 kJ

5 ft530 kJ

5 ft335 kJ

4 ft240 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

4 ft454 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Main Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	62, good	4 ft8 ssoft	209kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	4 ft9 ssoft	242kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	530kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	335kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	49, good	4 ft9 ssoft	240kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 0 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	3 ft8 smushy	123kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	4 ft13 smushy	454kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	29°C

Local's Point2.5 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft209 kJ

4 ft242 kJ

5 ft530 kJ

5 ft335 kJ

4 ft240 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

4 ft454 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Local's Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	61, good	4 ft8 ssoft	209kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	4 ft9 ssoft	242kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	5 ft10 ssoft	530kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	47, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	335kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	53, good	4 ft9 ssoft	240kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	3 ft8 smushy	123kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 0 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	4 ft13 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	29°C

Coral Garden1.1 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft209 kJ

4 ft242 kJ

5 ft530 kJ

5 ft335 kJ

4 ft240 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

4 ft454 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Coral Garden, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	60, good	4 ft8 ssoft	209kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	4 ft9 ssoft	242kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	530kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	47, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	335kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	53, good	4 ft9 ssoft	240kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	3 ft8 smushy	123kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 0 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	4 ft13 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	29°C

Hikkaduwa0.9 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft209 kJ

4 ft242 kJ

5 ft530 kJ

5 ft335 kJ

4 ft240 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

4 ft454 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hikkaduwa, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	60, good	4 ft8 ssoft	209kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	4 ft9 ssoft	242kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	530kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	46, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	335kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	53, good	4 ft9 ssoft	240kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	3 ft8 smushy	123kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 0 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	4 ft13 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	29°C

Dewata, Galle19.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Galle, 3 km

4 ft176 kJ

4 ft233 kJ

5 ft535 kJ

5 ft344 kJ

4 ft240 kJ

3 ft119 kJ

4 ft439 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Dewata, Galle, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	60, good	4 ft8 smushy	176kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	56, good	4 ft9 ssoft	233kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	5 ft10 ssoft	535kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	47, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	344kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	56, good	4 ft9 ssoft	240kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	3 ft8 smushy	119kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	57, good	4 ft13 smushy	439kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	29°C

Bennys0.6 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft184 kJ

4 ft221 kJ

5 ft490 kJ

4 ft307 kJ

4 ft223 kJ

3 ft118 kJ

4 ft424 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bennys, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	60, good	4 ft8 ssoft	184kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	55, good	4 ft9 ssoft	221kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	490kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	49, good	4 ft9 ssoft	307kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	52, good	4 ft9 ssoft	223kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	3 ft8 smushy	118kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 0 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	57, good	4 ft13 ssoft	424kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Hikkaduwa, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Hikkaduwa

Pizza Hut HikkaduwaPizza · 0.6 km from the centre
JLH Beach RestaurantSeafood · 0.7 km from the centre
Mamas Beach RestaurantSeafood · 0.7 km from the centre
GETFRESH hikkaduwaSeafood · 0.8 km from the centre
Tigri Beach Restaurant and tigri toursSeafood · 0.8 km from the centre
Sorry MomSeafood · 1.0 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits