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Golden Beach

Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Golden Beach 5 photos

  • Gale face beach in Colombo city srilanka sunset view

    Gale face beach in Colombo city srilanka sunset view. AmeenulAslam, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Beach colombo - panoramio

    Beach colombo - panoramio. rajaraman sundaram, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Colombo Galle Face

    Colombo Galle Face. Jérôme Decq, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • ColomboHarbour-August2013-07

    ColomboHarbour-August2013-07. Rehman Abubakr, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • ColomboHarbourExpansion-Dec2010

    ColomboHarbourExpansion-Dec2010. Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 5:52 pm
6 am
4.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.4
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.6
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.5
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.1
22 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
4.3Fair6 am138
4.7Fair7 am117
4.8Fair8 am128
4.6Fair9 am159
4.2Fair10 am1710
3.8Poor11 am1912
2.4Poor12 pm2818
2.6Poor1 pm2515
3.0Poor2 pm2616
2.4Poor3 pm2717
2.5Poor4 pm2516
3.1Poor5 pm2214
Sat
3.2Poor6 am2213
3.3Poor7 am1811
3.3Poor8 am1811
3.4Poor9 am1710
3.6Poor10 am1711
3.7Poor11 am1710
2.7Poor12 pm1912
3.5Poor1 pm2315
3.6Poor2 pm2113
3.6Poor3 pm2012
3.5Poor4 pm1912
3.3Poor5 pm2213
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 30 km/h18 mph, rain 98%
  • Mon2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 88%
  • Wed4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 94%
  • Thu5.6 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 80%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m290 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 130 m420 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
650 m0.4 mi
Nearest town
2.5 km1.5 miSlave Island (village)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miDiyawanna Oya Seaplane Base (DWO)

Nearby places

  • SharkFood and drink
    130 m420 ft

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

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