Weligama Beach
Mātara · Sri Lanka
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Weligama Beach is a SW-facing sand beach on the Sri Lanka shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Mannar — it catches SE–W swell, and offshore N–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: ~28°C (82.4°F) on average
Jan
27.7°C
81.9°F · 26.2–29.1°C
Feb
28.3°C
82.9°F · 26.9–29.3°C
Mar
28.9°C
84°F · 26.7–30.9°C
Apr
29.5°C
85.1°F · 27.6–30.8°C
May
28.9°C
84°F · 26.8–30.5°C
Jun
28.3°C
82.9°F · 27.1–29.5°C
Jul
27.8°C
82°F · 26.2–29.4°C
Aug
27.8°C
82°F · 26.2–29°C
Sep
28°C
82.4°F · 26.4–30.7°C
Oct
28.4°C
83.1°F · 26.7–29.2°C
Nov
28.6°C
83.5°F · 26.6–29.7°C
Dec
28.1°C
82.6°F · 26.7–29.1°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–W
Best wind
N–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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