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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 94.3Mātara8 spots · top Devils rock 95.3Ampāra6 spots · top Okanda 90.5Hambantŏṭa1 spots · top Kingfisher 89.5
All 25 spots
| # | Spot | Score | Surfable | Clean | Size | Water | Season | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devils rock Mātara | 95.3 | 100% | 47% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Oct to May | Intermediate |
| 2 | Madiha Mātara | 95.2 | 100% | 47% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Oct to May | Intermediate |
| 3 | Matara Mātara | 95.2 | 100% | 47% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Oct to May | Intermediate |
| 4 | Plantations Mātara | 95.2 | 100% | 41% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 5 | Turtle eco beach Mātara | 95.1 | 100% | 47% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Oct to May | Intermediate |
| 6 | Weligama Mātara | 95.0 | 100% | 53% | 1.2 m | 29°C | Jul to Jul | Intermediate |
| 7 | Midigama Right Gālla | 94.3 | 100% | 39% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 8 | Midigama Left (market) Mātara | 94.1 | 100% | 38% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 9 | Bennys Gālla | 93.6 | 100% | 36% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 10 | Hikkaduwa Gālla | 93.6 | 100% | 36% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 11 | Mirissa Mātara | 93.3 | 100% | 37% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 12 | The Rock Gālla | 93.2 | 100% | 37% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 13 | Wijiya Beach Gālla | 93.1 | 100% | 36% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 14 | Koggala Lefts Gālla | 92.9 | 100% | 36% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 15 | Owerkanda Gālla | 92.5 | 100% | 35% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 16 | Unawatuna Gālla | 92.5 | 100% | 35% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 17 | Main Point Gālla | 91.5 | 100% | 33% | 1.3 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 18 | Dewata, Galle Gālla | 91.1 | 100% | 33% | 1.2 m | 29°C | Dec to Apr | Intermediate |
| 19 | Okanda Ampāra | 90.5 | 100% | 46% | 1.4 m | 29°C | Apr to Oct | Intermediate |
| 20 | Kingfisher Hambantŏṭa | 89.5 | 100% | 38% | 1.2 m | 29°C | Apr to Oct | Intermediate |
| 21 | Whiskey point Ampāra | 66.1 | 99% | 17% | 1.1 m | 29°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 22 | Pottuvil Point Ampāra | 66.0 | 100% | 16% | 1.1 m | 29°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 23 | Arugam Bay Ampāra | 65.3 | 100% | 15% | 1.1 m | 29°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 24 | Peanuts Farm Ampāra | 64.6 | 99% | 14% | 1.1 m | 29°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 25 | Elephant rock Ampāra | 64.2 | 100% | 14% | 1.1 m | 29°C | rarely | Intermediate |
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