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Mt Lavinia Beach

Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mt Lavinia Beach 5 photos

  • Mount Lavinia Beach - panoramio

    Mount Lavinia Beach - panoramio. Alexey Komarov, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Mount Lavinia Beach (Through Lens Condensation)

    Mount Lavinia Beach (Through Lens Condensation). Antony Stanley from Gloucester, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Mount Lavinia Beach

    Mount Lavinia Beach. Rilwan19760430, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Coastal Erosion at Mount Lavinia Hotel - panoramio

    Coastal Erosion at Mount Lavinia Hotel - panoramio. Pol van den Scheetek…, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Dangerous Sea at Mount Lavinia Hotel - panoramio

    Dangerous Sea at Mount Lavinia Hotel - panoramio. Pol van den Scheetek…, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:52 pm
6 am
4.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.6
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.1
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.8
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.6
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Mt Lavinia Beach.

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Staying a few days? Conditions improve from Thu, so a beachfront room still pays off.

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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
4.5Fair6 am128
4.9Fair7 am106
5.0Fair8 am128
4.6Fair9 am1610
4.2Fair10 am1610
3.8Poor11 am2012
2.5Poor12 pm2717
2.6Poor1 pm2516
3.1Poor2 pm2516
2.8Poor3 pm2516
2.6Poor4 pm2515
3.2Poor5 pm2213
Sat
3.3Poor6 am2113
3.3Poor7 am1912
3.4Poor8 am1811
3.5Poor9 am1811
3.5Poor10 am1811
3.7Poor11 am1710
2.8Poor12 pm1711
3.9Poor1 pm2214
3.9Poor2 pm2013
4.0Fair3 pm1912
3.9Poor4 pm1912
3.6Poor5 pm2113
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 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 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 28 km/h18 mph, rain 97%
  • Mon3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 90%
  • Wed4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 88%
  • Thu5.5 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 78%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m700 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink26 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m130 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
510 m0.3 miHotel Road halt
Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miDehiwala (town)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miRatmalana Airport (RML)

Nearby places

  • Sawadee Beach FrontFood and drink
    60 m190 ft
  • Mount breeze hotelFood and drink
    110 m350 ft
  • Jo-Jo'sFood and drink
    110 m370 ft
  • Lavinia BreezeFood and drink
    160 m510 ft
  • Addara beach clubFood and drink
    210 m690 ft

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

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