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Paishawan Beach

4:58 pm 12 Apr 2011

Sri Lanka, Aragum Bay

4:05 pm 27 Aug 2010

Balapitiya ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Balapitiya Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sri-Lanka – SW)

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Name: Balapitiya
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: ENE

Balapitiya in SW is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the east northeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The left reef break is best, but there is a right reef too.. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Take care of coral.

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Overall Balapitiya Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Balapitiya:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Induruwa 3 mi
Second closest break Beruwela 7 mi
Third closest break Kalutara South 9 mi
Fourth closest break North Jetty (Hikkaduwa) 14 mi
Fifth closest break Bennys (Hikkaduwa) 16 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Balapitiya:

Closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 5071 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 5221 mi
Third closest wave buoy East Anglia 3 Buoy 5428 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Sandettie Buoy 5452 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy East Anglia 1 Buoy 5459 mi

Tide stations nearest to Balapitiya:

Closest tide station Port Refuge, Cocos Islands 1729 mi
Second closest tide station Christmas Island, Australia 2120 mi
Third closest tide station Tantabiddi, Australia 3026 mi
Fourth closest tide station Point Murat, Australia 3032 mi
Fifth closest tide station Exmouth, Australia 3035 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Balapitiya:

Closest ski area Auli (India) 1668 mi
Second closest ski area Kufri (India) 1722 mi
Third closest ski area Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) (India) 1795 mi
Fourth closest ski area SolangValleyRopeway&SkiCentre (India) 1798 mi
Fifth closest ski area SolangValleyRopeway&SkiCentre (India) 1798 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Balapitiya:

Closest city location Bentota (Sri Lanka) 2 mi
Second closest city location Beruwala (Sri Lanka) 2 mi
Third closest city location Kalutara (Sri Lanka) 10 mi
Fourth closest city location Horawala Junction (Sri Lanka) 11 mi
Fifth closest city location Ambalangoda (Sri Lanka) 16 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Balapitiya is Colombo Ratmalana Airport (RML) in Sri Lanka, which is 44 km (27 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Balapitiya is Bandaranaike International (Colombo) Airport (CMB), also in Sri Lanka, 83 km (52 miles) away.
Balapitiya break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Balapitiya, Sri-Lanka - SW. Use the tab navigation above to view Balapitiya sea temperature, Balapitiya photographs, Balapitiya detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Balapitiya webcams, current wind from Sri-Lanka - SW live weather stations and Balapitiya tide predictions. The Sri Lanka swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Sri Lanka and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Sri Lanka wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Balapitiya.