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Weligama in SW is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the north. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break offers mainly left hand waves as well as a right hand reef break.. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Pollution may be a hazard at this break.

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Overall Weligama 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 Weligama:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Metigama Right	2 mi
Second closest break	Kogalla	7 mi
Third closest break	Matara	8 mi
Fourth closest break	Dondra	12 mi
Fifth closest break	Galle	15 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Weligama:
Closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5117 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5268 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Anglia 3 Buoy	5475 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Sandettie Buoy	5500 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 1 Buoy	5507 mi
Tide stations nearest to Weligama:
Closest tide station	Port Refuge, Cocos Islands	1684 mi
Second closest tide station	Christmas Island, Australia	2076 mi
Third closest tide station	Tantabiddi, Australia	2981 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Point Murat, Australia	2988 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Exmouth, Australia	2991 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Weligama:
Closest ski area	Auli (India)	1702 mi
Second closest ski area	Kufri (India)	1758 mi
Third closest ski area	Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) (India)	1831 mi
Fourth closest ski area	SolangValleyRopeway&SkiCentre (India)	1835 mi
Fifth closest ski area	SolangValleyRopeway&SkiCentre (India)	1835 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Weligama:
Closest city location	Weligama (Sri Lanka)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Matara (Sri Lanka)	8 mi
Third closest city location	Galle (Sri Lanka)	14 mi
Fourth closest city location	Hikkaduwa (Sri Lanka)	25 mi
Fifth closest city location	Tangalla (Sri Lanka)	26 mi

• The nearest passenger airport to Weligama is Colombo Ratmalana Airport (RML) in Sri Lanka, which is 113 km (70 miles) away (directly).
• The second closest airport to Weligama is Bandaranaike International (Colombo) Airport (CMB), also in Sri Lanka, 149 km (93 miles) away.