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Ventura Beach

Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Ventura Beach 5 photos

  • Bentota Beach - panoramio

    Bentota Beach - panoramio. Pavan Lulla, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Bentota Beach - panoramio (1)

    Bentota Beach - panoramio (1). Pavan Lulla, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Sri Lanka, Bentota, beach (1)

    Sri Lanka, Bentota, beach (1). Vincent van Zeijst, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Bentota Sunset - panoramio (2)

    Bentota Sunset - panoramio (2). Pavan Lulla, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Bentota Sunset - panoramio (3)

    Bentota Sunset - panoramio (3). Pavan Lulla, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 5:52 pm
6 am
4.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.4
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.5
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.6
23 km/h14 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
4.2Fair6 am117
4.5Fair7 am85
4.5Fair8 am138
4.5Fair9 am159
4.1Fair10 am1710
3.8Poor11 am1912
2.4Poor12 pm2817
3.1Poor1 pm2717
2.5Poor2 pm2516
2.5Poor3 pm2616
2.7Poor4 pm2415
2.6Poor5 pm2314
Sat
3.3Poor6 am2012
3.3Poor7 am1912
2.8Poor8 am1710
3.4Poor9 am1911
3.5Poor10 am1811
3.7Poor11 am159
3.4Poor12 pm2214
3.1Poor1 pm2214
3.9Poor2 pm1711
4.2Fair3 pm138
3.9Poor4 pm2012
3.8Poor5 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. Low at 6 pm, 0.3 m. High at 12 am, 0.8 m. Low at 6 am, 0.3 mLow 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 6 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow6 pm12 am6 am
  • 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.

  • Sun3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 97%
  • Wed3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 94%
  • Thu4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 72%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 100 m330 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Food and drink23 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 560 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
660 m0.4 mi
Nearest town
710 m0.4 miAluthgama (town)
Nearest airport
1 kmunder 1 miBentota River Seaplane Base (BJT)

Nearby places

  • Laluna Ayurveda ResortFood and drink
    560 m0.3 mi
  • Hotel HemadanSeafood
    600 m0.4 mi
  • Food CornerRegional
    630 m0.4 mi
  • Rangoon Chinese RestaurantRegional
    640 m0.4 mi
  • NilwaralSeafood
    680 m0.4 mi

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

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