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🇱🇰 Best surf spots in Sri Lanka
25 spots ranked on five years of ERA5 wave, wind and sea temperature data.
Season in Sri Lanka
Average share of clean days across all 25 spots, by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48% | 59% | 52% | 54% | 35% | 17% | 19% | 21% | 13% | 24% | 25% | 50% |
Areas
Gālla10 spots · top Midigama Right 87.5Mātara8 spots · top Matara 89.1Ampāra6 spots · top Okanda 82.7Hambantŏṭa1 spots · top Kingfisher 77.5
All 25 spots
| # | Spot | Score | Surfable | Clean | Size | Water | Season | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matara Mātara | 89.1 | 100% | 47% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Oct to May | Intermediate |
| 2 | Plantations Mātara | 88.5 | 100% | 41% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 3 | Turtle eco beach Mātara | 88.1 | 100% | 47% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Oct to May | Intermediate |
| 4 | Madiha Mātara | 87.9 | 100% | 47% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Oct to May | Intermediate |
| 5 | Devils rock Mātara | 87.7 | 100% | 47% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Oct to May | Intermediate |
| 6 | Midigama Right Gālla | 87.5 | 100% | 39% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 7 | Mirissa Mātara | 87.0 | 100% | 37% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 8 | Midigama Left (market) Mātara | 86.8 | 100% | 38% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 9 | The Rock Gālla | 85.8 | 100% | 37% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 10 | Okanda Ampāra | 82.7 | 100% | 46% | 1.4 m | 29°C | Apr to Oct | Intermediate |
| 11 | Bennys Gālla | 81.0 | 100% | 36% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 12 | Hikkaduwa Gālla | 80.8 | 100% | 36% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 13 | Unawatuna Gālla | 80.8 | 100% | 35% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 14 | Koggala Lefts Gālla | 80.5 | 100% | 36% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 15 | Owerkanda Gālla | 80.4 | 100% | 35% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 16 | Wijiya Beach Gālla | 80.3 | 100% | 36% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 17 | Weligama Mātara | 79.9 | 100% | 53% | 1.2 m | 29°C | Jul to Jul | Intermediate |
| 18 | Main Point Gālla | 79.7 | 100% | 33% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 19 | Kingfisher Hambantŏṭa | 77.5 | 100% | 38% | 1.2 m | 29°C | Apr to Oct | Intermediate |
| 20 | Dewata, Galle Gālla | 76.5 | 100% | 33% | 1.2 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 21 | Peanuts Farm Ampāra | 57.1 | 99% | 14% | 1.1 m | 29°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 22 | Pottuvil Point Ampāra | 57.0 | 100% | 16% | 1.1 m | 29°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 23 | Whiskey point Ampāra | 56.7 | 99% | 17% | 1.1 m | 29°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 24 | Arugam Bay Ampāra | 56.0 | 100% | 15% | 1.1 m | 29°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 25 | Elephant rock Ampāra | 53.8 | 100% | 14% | 1.1 m | 29°C | rarely | Intermediate |
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