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Silver Beach

Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Silver Beach 3 photos

  • Morning Sea Bed

    Morning Sea Bed. Chethiyanidushan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Live Seashell

    Live Seashell. Chethiyanidushan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Waves of nature

    Waves of nature. Udesh Wijeraja, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:52 pm
6 am
4.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.4
30 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.6
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor

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

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
5:52 pm
Today
4.0Fair6 am1610
4.0Fair7 am1912
4.2Fair8 am1811
4.2Fair9 am1811
4.1Fair10 am2113
3.9Poor11 am2314
3.1Poor12 pm2717
2.4Poor1 pm3018
3.1Poor2 pm2616
3.0Poor3 pm2717
2.6Poor4 pm2515
3.2Poor5 pm2415
Sat
2.4Poor6 am2616
3.0Poor7 am2616
3.0Poor8 am2415
3.2Poor9 am2314
3.3Poor10 am2314
2.4Poor11 am2717
2.3Poor12 pm2717
3.0Poor1 pm3119
3.0Poor2 pm3220
3.0Poor3 pm3019
3.1Poor4 pm2616
2.9Poor5 pm2817
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 6 pm, 0.3 m. High at 12 am, 0.8 m. Low at 6 am, 0.3 mHigh 12 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 6 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow5 pm11 pm5 am
  • High 12 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 12 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 6 am, 0.3 m<1 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.

  • Sun3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 98%
  • Mon3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 81%
  • Wed4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 79%
  • Thu5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 79%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 680 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
930 m0.6 miChilaw (town)
Nearest airport
46 km29 miBandaranaike International Airport (CMB)

Nearby places

  • parera & son bekersFood and drink
    740 m0.5 mi
  • Beer shopFood and drink
    810 m0.5 mi
  • Juse barFood and drink
    900 m0.6 mi

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

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