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Akurala Beach

Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Akurala Beach 1 photo

  • Sun Rise With Sri Lanka

    Sun Rise With Sri Lanka. Thisura de Silva, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 5:52 pm
6 am
4.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
2.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor

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
5:52 pm
Today
4.2Fair6 am85
4.4Fair7 am74
4.5Fair8 am85
4.6Fair9 am117
4.3Fair10 am127
4.2Fair11 am149
2.4Poor12 pm2314
3.2Poor1 pm2012
3.3Poor2 pm1811
3.3Poor3 pm1711
3.3Poor4 pm1811
3.1Poor5 pm149
Sat
3.6Poor6 am106
3.6Poor7 am85
3.7Poor8 am106
3.8Poor9 am117
3.9Poor10 am128
3.9Poor11 am138
3.9Poor12 pm1610
3.5Poor1 pm1510
4.6Fair2 pm149
4.3Fair3 pm128
4.1Fair4 pm159
4.0Fair5 pm128
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.

  • Sun3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 96%
  • Mon3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 98%
  • Tue3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 99%
  • Wed4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 94%
  • Thu5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 77%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
170 m550 ftAkurala
Nearest town
230 m760 ftAkurala (village)
Nearest airport
28 km17 miBentota River Seaplane Base (BJT)

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

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