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Nilaveli

Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Nilaveli 5 photos

  • Nillaveli Beach

    Nillaveli Beach. Anton 17, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Nilaveli Beach

    Nilaveli Beach. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Ruins of Hotel Destroyed, Nilaveli Beach

    Ruins of Hotel Destroyed, Nilaveli Beach. Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Swimming pool of Lilaveli Beach hotel at Nilaveli beach.

    Swimming pool of Lilaveli Beach hotel at Nilaveli beach.. Rudolph.A.furtado, CC0. Source

  • Sunrise in Nilaveli

    Sunrise in Nilaveli. Alexey Komarov, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:45 pm
6 am
5.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
2 pm
4.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.0
6 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
3.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor

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Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
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Water
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Wind
— km/hmph
Gusts
— km/hmph
Waves
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UV
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Tide
rising
Rain
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Sunset
5:45 pm
Today
5.9Good6 am96
5.9Good7 am85
6.3Good8 am85
6.8Good9 am106
7.6Great10 am106
6.1Good11 am106
6.4Good12 pm95
5.5Good1 pm64
4.7Fair2 pm74
3.0Poor3 pm63
4.2Fair4 pm74
3.0Poor5 pm149
Sat
6.1Good6 am1811
6.4Good7 am149
6.3Good8 am149
6.2Good9 am159
6.0Good10 am149
5.9Good11 am159
5.2Fair12 pm1811
4.7Fair1 pm1710
4.3Fair2 pm1811
4.5Fair3 pm117
4.7Fair4 pm127
5.2Fair5 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 11 pm, 0.4 m. High at 5 am, 0.8 mHigh 5 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 11 pm, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 5 am, 0.8 m2 ftNow5 pm11 pm5 am
  • High 5 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 11 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.8 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 84%
  • Mon5.8 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue6.3 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 72%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 67%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 76%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Nilaveli

Nilaveli is a town in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. It is located near Pigeon Island Beach, which is 4.3 kilometers away. The nearest airport is China Bay Airport, 16 kilometers away, and the closest bus stop is 614 meters from the town.

From Wikipedia

Nilaveli (Tamil: நிலாவெளி, romanized: Nilāveḷi; Sinhala: නිල්වැල්ල, romanized: Nilvælla) is a coastal resort town and suburb of the Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka located 16 km northwest of the city of Trincomalee. A historically popular Tamil village and tourist destination of the district alongside the nearby Uppuveli, the numbers of visitors declined following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and Sri Lankan Civil War, but have risen again since 2010.

Pigeon Island National Park, one of the two marine national parks of the region is situated 1 km off the coast of Nilaveli, its many species of vegetation, coral and reef fish contributing to Nilaveli's rich biodiversity.

Source: Nilaveli on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 170 m550 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
610 m0.4 mi
Nearest town
940 m0.6 miNilaveli (village)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miChina Bay Airport (TRR)

Nearby places

  • Memos Cafe & RestaurantFood and drink
    170 m550 ft
  • VibrationFood and drink
    290 m960 ft
  • Moon IsleFood and drink
    310 m0.2 mi
  • Dark WavesFood and drink
    450 m0.3 mi
  • Nila Rice & CurryCurry
    480 m0.3 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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