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Unawatuna Beach

Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Unawatuna Beach 5 photos

  • Unawatuna beach - panoramio

    Unawatuna beach - panoramio. anjana.sudam, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Unawatuna Beach

    Unawatuna Beach. Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Colorful sky during sunset (Unsplash)

    Colorful sky during sunset (Unsplash). Rowan Heuvel insolitus, CC0. Source

  • Seascape-unawatuna (Unsplash)

    Seascape-unawatuna (Unsplash). Rowan Heuvel insolitus, CC0. Source

  • Unawatuna

    Unawatuna. Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:51 pm
6 am
4.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.5
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
2.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.9
20 km/h12 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
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UV
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Tide
rising
Rain
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Sunset
5:51 pm
Today
4.3Fair6 am138
4.5Fair7 am117
4.5Fair8 am149
4.4Fair9 am1610
4.5Fair10 am1510
4.5Fair11 am1510
2.7Poor12 pm2717
3.3Poor1 pm2214
3.5Poor2 pm1912
3.4Poor3 pm1912
3.3Poor4 pm1912
2.9Poor5 pm2012
Sat
3.4Poor6 am159
3.6Poor7 am117
3.7Poor8 am117
3.7Poor9 am149
4.1Fair10 am149
4.1Fair11 am138
4.2Fair12 pm159
4.2Fair1 pm1912
4.7Fair2 pm149
4.3Fair3 pm1610
4.0Fair4 pm1610
3.8Poor5 pm1811
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 7 am, 0.3 mHigh 12 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 7 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow4 pm10 pm4 am
  • High 12 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 12 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 7 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 22 km/h13 mph, rain 92%
  • Mon3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 94%
  • Thu4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 76%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink92 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 90 m280 ft
  • Playground310 m0.2 mi awayunawatuna play ground

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
600 m0.4 miUnawatuna
Nearest town
1.2 km0.7 miRumassala (village)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miKoggala Air Force Base & Golf Club (KCT)

Nearby places

  • Chili CafeFood and drink
    100 m320 ft
  • RELAX Food Art RestaurantEuropean
    100 m320 ft
  • Red Snapper UnawatunaFood and drink
    100 m330 ft
  • Samson SeafoodFood and drink
    110 m360 ft
  • Sun Rise CatamaranFood and drink
    110 m360 ft

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

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