Karumalaiyoothu Beach
Trikuṇāmalaya · Sri Lanka
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Karumalaiyoothu Beach is a S-facing sand beach on the Sri Lanka shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Mannar — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~29°C (84.2°F) on average
Jan
26.9°C
80.4°F · 24.7–28.3°C
Feb
27.6°C
81.7°F · 26.7–28.4°C
Mar
28.7°C
83.7°F · 27.6–29.7°C
Apr
29.9°C
85.8°F · 28.6–31.3°C
May
30°C
86°F · 28.4–31.4°C
Jun
29.5°C
85.1°F · 28.8–30.3°C
Jul
29.1°C
84.4°F · 27.6–29.9°C
Aug
28.5°C
83.3°F · 26.6–29.6°C
Sep
29°C
84.2°F · 27.9–30.1°C
Oct
29°C
84.2°F · 28.2–29.9°C
Nov
28.6°C
83.5°F · 27.7–30.2°C
Dec
27.5°C
81.5°F · 26.4–28.8°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SE–SW
Best wind
NW–NE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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