Moorkkam beach

Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:48 pm

6 am
5.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

7 am
5.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

8 am
5.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

9 am
3.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor

10 am
4.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

11 am
4.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

12 pm
4.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

1 pm
4.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

2 pm
4.4
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair

3 pm
4.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair

4 pm
4.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair

5 pm
4.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair

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: —
Water: —
Wind: — km/hmph
Gusts: — km/hmph
Waves: —
UV: —
Tide: rising
Rain: —
Sunset: 5:48 pm

Today

5.4Fair6 am53

5.3Fair7 am64

5.0Fair8 am149

3.5Poor9 am127

4.5Fair10 am149

4.4Fair11 am138

4.3Fair12 pm159

4.4Fair1 pm149

4.4Fair2 pm1510

4.4Fair3 pm1811

4.5Fair4 pm1811

4.6Fair5 pm1811

Sat

4.7Fair6 am138

4.8Fair7 am138

4.7Fair8 am1711

4.7Fair9 am1610

4.1Fair10 am2214

3.7Poor11 am2113

3.4Poor12 pm2817

3.6Poor1 pm2616

3.8Poor2 pm2716

4.0Fair3 pm2616

4.2Fair4 pm2616

4.7Fair5 pm2314

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 5 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
Low 11 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
High 5 am, 0.9 m3 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.

Sun4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 95%
Mon4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 79%
Tue5.6 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 51%
Wed6.4 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 47%
Thu8.2 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 30%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 890 m0.6 miNellandai (village)
Nearest airport: 20 km12 miJaffna International Airport (JAF)

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

Nearby beaches

Thumpalai East Beach0.6 km0.3 mi south away
4.7 Fair tomorrow