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Point Pedro BeachMoorkkam beach, Jaffna District

Northern Province beaches

Which Northern Province beach is best right now? 5 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.

Updated 1:34 pm local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags

Top 3 right now

It is dark there now, so these are ranked by their best stretch next.

  1. Point Pedro Beach14.7Fairtomorrow

    Moorkkam beach

    Jaffna District

    Dark there now. Best 6 am tomorrow
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    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 7 am, 4.8
  2. Point Pedro Beach24.7Fairtomorrow

    Thumpalai East Beach

    Jaffna District

    Dark there now. Best 6 am tomorrow
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    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 7 am, 4.8
  3. Casuarina beach Sri Lanka34.6Fairtomorrow

    Casuarina Beach

    Jaffna District

    Dark there now. Best 12 pm tomorrow
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    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 2 pm, 4.7

Northern Province today

It is dark across Northern Province right now: 0 of 5 scored beaches look good later. Read at 1:34 pm; everything below is computed from that reading.

Better right now

Western Northern Province

2 of 2 beaches scored, 0 good now

4.6FairAverage Beach ScoreBest: Casuarina Beach, 4.6
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Eastern Northern Province

3 of 3 beaches scored, 0 good now

4.6FairAverage Beach ScoreBest: Moorkkam beach, 4.7
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Best hours

Northern Province averages 4.3 Fair this hour. The best hour today is 6 am (5.3); the weakest is 9 am (3.9).

No stretch reaches a good score.

7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour

All Northern Province beaches

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5 beaches listed · 5 of 5 scored live

  1. Point Pedro Beach

    Moorkkam beach

    Jaffna District

    4.7Fairtomorrow

    Waves not available, wind not available.

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    TodayTomorrowBest 6 am to 9 am tomorrow
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  2. Point Pedro Beach

    Thumpalai East Beach

    Jaffna District

    4.7Fairtomorrow

    Waves not available, wind not available.

    • Watern/a
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    TodayTomorrowBest 6 am to 9 am tomorrow
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  3. Casuarina beach Sri Lanka

    Casuarina Beach

    Jaffna District

    4.6Fairtomorrow

    Waves not available, wind not available.

    • Watern/a
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    TodayTomorrowBest 12 pm to 3 pm tomorrow
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  4. Urindimunai

    Jaffna District

    4.6Fairtomorrow

    Waves not available, wind not available.

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    TodayTomorrowBest 12 pm to 3 pm tomorrow
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  5. Wannakanveli

    Kilinochchi District

    4.5Fairtomorrow

    Waves not available, wind not available.

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    TodayTomorrowBest 5 pm to 6 pm tomorrow
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
Map of Northern Province beaches with live score pins

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Northern Province by area

Every area we score, with its own read of today and its best beaches ranked. Filters above apply to the list, not to these.

Jaffna District

It is dark in Jaffna District: 0 of 4 scored beaches look good later. Best now: Moorkkam beach, 4.7 Fair.

Dark now. 0 of 4 look good later

Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.

  • Point Pedro Beach4.7Fairtomorrow

    Moorkkam beach

    Jaffna District

    Dark there now. Best 6 am tomorrow

  • Point Pedro Beach4.7Fairtomorrow

    Thumpalai East Beach

    Jaffna District

    Dark there now. Best 6 am tomorrow

  • Casuarina beach Sri Lanka4.6Fairtomorrow

    Casuarina Beach

    Jaffna District

    Dark there now. Best 12 pm tomorrow

  • 4.6Fairtomorrow

    Urindimunai

    Jaffna District

    Dark there now. Best 12 pm tomorrow

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Sub-areas of Northern Province

Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag. Outlined squares are in the dark.

  • Point Pedro Beach4.7Fairtomorrow

    Jaffna District

    Dark now. 0 of 4 look good later

    Best now: Moorkkam beach, 4.7 Fair
  • 4.5Fairtomorrow

    Kilinochchi District

    Dark now. 0 of 1 look good later

    Best now: Wannakanveli, 4.5 Fair

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Northern Province beach questions

Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.

What is the best beach in Northern Province right now?

Moorkkam beach has the top Beach Score tomorrow: 4.7 Fair. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.

What is the water temperature in Northern Province today?

We do not have a water temperature for Northern Province right now.

Which Northern Province beaches have lifeguards?

None of the listed beaches carry a lifeguard tag on OpenStreetMap yet. That means we do not know, not that there are none. Follow posted flags and local advice.

What is the best time to go to the beach in Northern Province today?

Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 6 am, at 5.3 Fair. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.

Are there live beach cams in Northern Province?

No live cams are listed for Northern Province yet. If you run one, you can list it free.

How many beaches does Check the Beach cover in Northern Province?

All 5 beaches in our data for Northern Province are scored live on this page.

Sources: Open-Meteo weather and marine forecasts; facilities from OpenStreetMap. All sources.

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