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

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Rivermouth Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sri-Lanka – SW)

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Name: Rivermouth
Type: river
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: NE

Rivermouth in SW is an exposed river break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The river breaks offer lefts and rights. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. The water quality here is rather suspect.

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Overall Rivermouth 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 Rivermouth surf quality by season and Rivermouth surf quality by month.

Rivermouth Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Rivermouth:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Beach Break (Hikkaduwa) 2 mi
Second closest break Inside Reef (Hikkaduwa) 3 mi
Third closest break Main Reef (Hikkaduwa) 6 mi
Fourth closest break Bennys (Hikkaduwa) 9 mi
Fifth closest break Galle 9 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Rivermouth:

Closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 5094 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 5244 mi
Third closest wave buoy East Anglia 3 Buoy 5452 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Sandettie Buoy 5477 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy East Anglia 1 Buoy 5483 mi

Tide stations nearest to Rivermouth:

Closest tide station Port Refuge, Cocos Islands 1707 mi
Second closest tide station Christmas Island, Australia 2100 mi
Third closest tide station Tantabiddi, Australia 3005 mi
Fourth closest tide station Point Murat, Australia 3011 mi
Fifth closest tide station Exmouth, Australia 3014 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Rivermouth:

Closest ski area Auli (India) 1690 mi
Second closest ski area Kufri (India) 1745 mi
Third closest ski area Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) (India) 1818 mi
Fourth closest ski area SolangValleyRopeway&SkiCentre (India) 1821 mi
Fifth closest ski area SolangValleyRopeway&SkiCentre (India) 1821 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Rivermouth:

Closest city location Hikkaduwa (Sri Lanka) 2 mi
Second closest city location Ambalangoda (Sri Lanka) 9 mi
Third closest city location Galle (Sri Lanka) 11 mi
Fourth closest city location Bentota (Sri Lanka) 22 mi
Fifth closest city location Weligama (Sri Lanka) 23 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Rivermouth is Colombo Ratmalana Airport (RML) in Sri Lanka, which is 82 km (51 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Rivermouth is Bandaranaike International (Colombo) Airport (CMB), also in Sri Lanka, 121 km (75 miles) away.
Rivermouth break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Rivermouth, Sri-Lanka - SW. Use the tab navigation above to view Rivermouth sea temperature, Rivermouth photographs, Rivermouth detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Rivermouth webcams, current wind from Sri-Lanka - SW live weather stations and Rivermouth 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 Rivermouth.