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Pottuvil Fishing Point

Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Pottuvil Fishing Point 5 photos

  • Beach of Arugam Bay

    Beach of Arugam Bay. Dennis Sylvester Hurd, CC0. Source

  • Arugam bay beach

    Arugam bay beach. Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Arugam Bay

    Arugam Bay. Nandun Narayana, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka - panoramio

    Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka - panoramio. Luboš Holič, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka - panoramio (2)

    Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka - panoramio (2). Luboš Holič, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 5:44 pm
6 am
6.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
2.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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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
—
UV
—
Tide
rising
Rain
—
Sunset
5:44 pm
Today
6.2Good6 am85
6.0Good7 am85
6.1Good8 am127
6.8Good9 am128
7.1Great10 am138
6.6Good11 am149
6.0Good12 pm159
5.7Good1 pm159
2.8Poor2 pm2415
4.6Fair3 pm149
4.0Fair4 pm1710
4.1Fair5 pm159
Sat
6.5Good6 am149
6.5Good7 am1510
6.5Good8 am159
6.1Good9 am1711
5.8Good10 am1811
5.2Fair11 am1912
4.6Fair12 pm1912
4.2Fair1 pm1912
4.0Fair2 pm1811
3.3Poor3 pm64
4.7Fair4 pm106
5.1Fair5 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 8 pm, 0.5 m. High at 2 am, 0.6 m. Low at 9 am, 0.4 mHigh 2 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 8 pm, 0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 9 am, 0.4 m1 ftNow6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 2 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 8 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 9 am, 0.4 m1 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.

  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 92%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 99%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 86%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 92%
  • Thu7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 88%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink51 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 160 m520 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
380 m0.2 miArugam Bay (village)
Nearest airport
59 km37 miAmpara Airport (ADP)

Nearby places

  • Tsunami RestaurantFood and drink
    160 m520 ft
  • food hunterRegional
    280 m930 ft
  • CheckpointFood and drink
    290 m940 ft
  • Tuna RestaurantFood and drink
    300 m990 ft
  • Bambini's CafeSeafood
    310 m0.2 mi

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

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