Silent Beach
Hambantŏṭa · Sri Lanka
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Silent Beach is a SE-facing sand beach on the Sri Lanka shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Mannar — it catches E–SW swell, and offshore NW–N 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: ~27.7°C (81.9°F) on average
Jan
27.4°C
81.3°F · 26.2–28.8°C
Feb
28°C
82.4°F · 25.5–29°C
Mar
28.7°C
83.7°F · 26.3–30.5°C
Apr
29.5°C
85.1°F · 27.4–30.7°C
May
28.6°C
83.5°F · 26.2–30.4°C
Jun
28°C
82.4°F · 26.3–29.6°C
Jul
27.6°C
81.7°F · 26.1–29.1°C
Aug
27.4°C
81.3°F · 26–28.2°C
Sep
27.7°C
81.9°F · 26.4–28.9°C
Oct
28.3°C
82.9°F · 24.8–29.5°C
Nov
28.6°C
83.5°F · 26.3–29.7°C
Dec
27.9°C
82.2°F · 26.4–29°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
E–SW
Best wind
NW–N
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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