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Silver Beach

Puttalama · Sri Lanka

IntermediateBeach break7.579, 79.787

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Silver Beach is a NW-facing sand beach on the Gulf of Mannar coastline near Puttalama — it picks up SW–N swell and turns cleanest in a E–SE wind, with the most consistent surf through year-round.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~28.1°C (82.6°F) on average

Jan

27.8°C

82°F · 26.4–29.1°C

Feb

28.3°C

82.9°F · 27.6–29.1°C

Mar

29.2°C

84.6°F · 27.9–30°C

Apr

29.8°C

85.6°F · 28–31.3°C

May

29.5°C

85.1°F · 27.6–30.8°C

Jun

28.4°C

83.1°F · 26.6–29.6°C

Jul

27.7°C

81.9°F · 25.6–29.4°C

Aug

27.4°C

81.3°F · 26.3–28.9°C

Sep

28.1°C

82.6°F · 27.2–29°C

Oct

28.5°C

83.3°F · 27.2–30°C

Nov

28.8°C

83.8°F · 27.7–29.7°C

Dec

28.3°C

82.9°F · 27.3–29.3°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

SW–N

Best wind

E–SE

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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