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Public Beach

Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Public Beach 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: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:44 pm
6 am
5.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
3.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.3
19 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.0
16 km/h10 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
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Sunset
5:44 pm
Today
5.9Good6 am1811
6.5Good7 am1811
6.2Good8 am1912
7.7Great9 am2314
8.1Great10 am2113
8.1Great11 am2113
7.3Great12 pm2012
6.0Good1 pm159
3.0Poor2 pm2012
4.3Fair3 pm1911
3.9Poor4 pm1912
4.0Fair5 pm1610
Sat
6.7Good6 am138
6.6Good7 am138
6.6Good8 am138
6.6Good9 am95
6.7Good10 am117
6.4Good11 am127
5.8Good12 pm138
4.7Fair1 pm2012
4.2Fair2 pm2213
3.8Poor3 pm2817
4.5Fair4 pm1912
4.9Fair5 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. Low at 8 pm, 0.5 m. High at 2 am, 0.6 m. Low at 9 am, 0.4 mLow 8 pm, 0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 9 am, 0.4 m1 ftNow8 pm2 am8 am
  • 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 29 km/h18 mph, rain 93%
  • Mon5.7 GoodBest 10 am to 11 amWind up to 31 km/h20 mph, rain 95%
  • Tue5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 80%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 85%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 92%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink31 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
800 m0.5 mi
Nearest town
1.4 km0.8 miArugam Bay (village)
Nearest airport
60 km37 miAmpara Airport (ADP)

Nearby places

  • Mambo'sFood and drink
    350 m0.2 mi
  • Ocean vibeFood and drink
    380 m0.2 mi
  • Siripala's PlaceFood and drink
    420 m0.3 mi
  • The HangoutFood and drink
    450 m0.3 mi
  • Waffle CreameryFood and drink
    460 m0.3 mi

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

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