MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Hikkaduwa Snorkel Report Today

Sri Lanka · Updated Sun 13:52 (+0530) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sun 13:52 (+0530)

Hikkaduwa looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 16:30, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 4.1/10

Sun 13:30 (+0530)

Later today

Fair · 4.8/10

Sun 16:30 (+0530)

Next three days

Good · 5.6/10

Mon 07:30 (+0530)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 4.8/10

Best time: Sun 16:30

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 16:30 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.4 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:55

Sunset

17:53

Water

30.6°C

Max air

29.2°C

Sky

Cloudy

98% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Mon 07:30 (1% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Mon 07:30.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (71 hours)
  • Tide/current (43 hours)
  • Darkness (36 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Mon 13:30.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; surface drift/current is noticeable; local shoreline exposure is not mapped yet.

Sightings override the model: if you see small purple jellyfish with long trailing tentacles, treat them as sting-capable and give them space.

Upcoming high tides

Sun 16:30, Wed 11:30

Nearby alternatives in Sri Lanka

Pigeon Island

312 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 14:00 – Thu 14:00 (+0530)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.34 around Mon 17:30; 0 of 24 hours are good, fair, or excellent.

Score trend, higher is better. Excellent ≥ 0.72, good 0.55–0.72, fair 0.35–0.55.

Conditions (24h trends)

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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 2.04m to 2.16m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 21/24 sampled hours (range 2.11 to 5.88m/s).

Tides range from 0.29m to 0.53m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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Scoring methodology (for technical users)

We score each hour from 0 to 1 using daylight and these weighted components:

  • Wave height (35%): best below 0.36m, then decreases as it rises.
  • Wind speed (25%): best below 5.4m/s, lower is better.
  • Sea surface temperature (15%): best within 20.6°C to 30.4°C.
  • Tide and currents (15%): best around slack/high-tide windows.
  • Daylight (10%): visibility is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Mon 14:30 2.16 · high 4.40 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Mon 15:30 2.16 · high 4.50 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Mon 16:30 2.14 · high 3.83 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Mon 17:30 2.12 · high 3.24 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Mon 18:30 2.10 · high 4.03 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Mon 19:30 2.10 · high 2.63 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Mon 20:30 2.10 · high 3.85 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Mon 21:30 2.10 · high 3.89 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Mon 22:30 2.08 · high 2.11 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Mon 23:30 2.08 · high 3.87 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Tue 00:30 2.08 · high 4.05 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Tue 01:30 2.08 · high 3.12 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Tue 02:30 2.08 · high 4.14 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Tue 03:30 2.08 · high 3.73 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Tue 04:30 2.08 · high 4.14 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Tue 05:30 2.08 · high 4.02 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Tue 06:30 2.08 · high 4.21 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Tue 07:30 2.06 · high 4.63 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Tue 08:30 2.06 · high 4.48 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Tue 09:30 2.06 · high 5.30 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Tue 10:30 2.04 · high 5.49 · high 28.40 · good Poor
Tue 11:30 2.04 · high 5.15 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Tue 12:30 2.04 · high 5.88 · high 28.40 · good Poor
Tue 13:30 2.04 · high 5.61 · high 28.40 · good Poor
Tue 14:30 2.04 · high 5.17 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Tue 15:30 2.04 · high 5.23 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Tue 16:30 2.10 · high 5.63 · high 28.50 · good Poor
Tue 17:30 2.10 · high 4.92 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Tue 18:30 2.10 · high 3.80 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Tue 19:30 2.08 · high 3.59 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Tue 20:30 2.08 · high 3.15 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Tue 21:30 2.08 · high 5.05 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Tue 22:30 2.10 · high 5.17 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Tue 23:30 2.10 · high 4.71 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Wed 00:30 2.10 · high 4.67 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Wed 01:30 2.10 · high 4.10 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Wed 02:30 2.10 · high 4.05 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Wed 03:30 2.10 · high 3.44 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Wed 04:30 2.08 · high 4.58 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Wed 05:30 2.08 · high 5.04 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Wed 06:30 2.08 · high 4.86 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Wed 07:30 2.08 · high 4.65 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Wed 08:30 2.08 · high 4.82 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Wed 09:30 2.08 · high 4.90 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Wed 10:30 2.06 · high 5.46 · high 28.40 · good Poor
Wed 11:30 2.06 · high 5.25 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Wed 12:30 2.06 · high 6.06 · high 28.40 · good Poor
Wed 13:30 2.08 · high 6.27 · high 28.40 · good Poor
Wed 14:30 2.08 · high 4.80 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Wed 15:30 2.08 · high 5.39 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Wed 16:30 2.12 · high 5.73 · high 28.40 · good Poor
Wed 17:30 2.12 · high 5.30 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Wed 18:30 2.12 · high 3.50 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Wed 19:30 2.10 · high 5.01 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Wed 20:30 2.10 · high 4.65 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Wed 21:30 2.14 · high 4.56 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Wed 22:30 2.14 · high 3.92 · good 28.20 · good Poor
Wed 23:30 2.14 · high 4.49 · good 28.20 · good Poor
Thu 00:30 2.14 · high 5.18 · good 28.20 · good Poor
Thu 01:30 2.14 · high 4.24 · good 28.20 · good Poor
Thu 02:30 2.14 · high 4.33 · good 28.20 · good Poor
Thu 03:30 2.14 · high 5.53 · high 28.10 · good Poor
Thu 04:30 2.12 · high 4.57 · good 28.10 · good Poor
Thu 05:30 2.12 · high 4.48 · good 28.10 · good Poor
Thu 06:30 2.12 · high 4.71 · good 28.10 · good Poor
Thu 07:30 2.12 · high 4.73 · good 28.20 · good Poor
Thu 08:30 2.12 · high 6.02 · high 28.20 · good Poor
Thu 09:30 2.12 · high 5.15 · good 28.20 · good Poor
Thu 10:30 2.12 · high 6.30 · high 28.30 · good Poor
Thu 11:30 2.12 · high 6.10 · high 28.30 · good Poor
Thu 12:30 2.12 · high 6.77 · high 28.30 · good Poor
Thu 13:30 2.12 · high 4.31 · good 28.30 · good Poor