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Matara in SW is an exposed reef break that has unreliable waves. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds blow from the north northwest. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. A left hand reef break. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Beware of rocks and pollution.

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Overall Matara 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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Also see Matara surf quality by season and Matara surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Sri-Lanka - SW surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Matara

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Matara:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Dondra	5 mi
Second closest break	Metigama Right	6 mi
Third closest break	Weligama	8 mi
Fourth closest break	Kogalla	16 mi
Fifth closest break	Galle	23 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Matara:
Closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5124 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5275 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Anglia 3 Buoy	5482 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Sandettie Buoy	5507 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 1 Buoy	5513 mi
Tide stations nearest to Matara:
Closest tide station	Port Refuge, Cocos Islands	1677 mi
Second closest tide station	Christmas Island, Australia	2069 mi
Third closest tide station	Tantabiddi, Australia	2975 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Point Murat, Australia	2981 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Exmouth, Australia	2984 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Matara:
Closest ski area	Auli (India)	1704 mi
Second closest ski area	Kufri (India)	1761 mi
Third closest ski area	Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) (India)	1833 mi
Fourth closest ski area	SolangValleyRopeway&SkiCentre (India)	1837 mi
Fifth closest ski area	SolangValleyRopeway&SkiCentre (India)	1837 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Matara:
Closest city location	Matara (Sri Lanka)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Weligama (Sri Lanka)	9 mi
Third closest city location	Tangalla (Sri Lanka)	19 mi
Fourth closest city location	Galle (Sri Lanka)	21 mi
Fifth closest city location	Hikkaduwa (Sri Lanka)	33 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Matara is Colombo Ratmalana Airport (RML) in Sri Lanka, which is 122 km (76 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Matara is Bandaranaike International (Colombo) Airport (CMB), also in Sri Lanka, 156 km (97 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Amparai (Galoya) Airport (GOY), also in Sri Lanka, 197 km (122 miles) away.