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12:22 pm 10 Jul 2011

Sandon Point 2011

3:09 pm 20 Jul 2011

Yala ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Yala Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sri-Lanka – SE)

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Name: Yala
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: S Offshore Wind: NNW

Yala in SE is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Ideal winds are from the north northwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the south. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of rips and isolation.

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

Yala Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Yala:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Okanda 12 mi
Second closest break The Cave 22 mi
Third closest break Aragum Bay 27 mi
Fourth closest break Green Room 29 mi
Fifth closest break Dondra 66 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Yala:

Closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 5156 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 5308 mi
Third closest wave buoy East Anglia 3 Buoy 5503 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Sandettie Buoy 5530 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy East Anglia 1 Buoy 5534 mi

Tide stations nearest to Yala:

Closest tide station Port Refuge, Cocos Islands 1654 mi
Second closest tide station Christmas Island, Australia 2029 mi
Third closest tide station Tantabiddi, Australia 2943 mi
Fourth closest tide station Point Murat, Australia 2949 mi
Fifth closest tide station Exmouth, Australia 2952 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Yala:

Closest ski area Auli (India) 1682 mi
Second closest ski area Kufri (India) 1744 mi
Third closest ski area Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) (India) 1816 mi
Fourth closest ski area SolangValleyRopeway&SkiCentre (India) 1820 mi
Fifth closest ski area SolangValleyRopeway&SkiCentre (India) 1820 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Yala:

Closest city location Hambantota (Sri Lanka) 27 mi
Second closest city location Wattegama (Sri Lanka) 34 mi
Third closest city location Monaragala (Sri Lanka) 40 mi
Fourth closest city location Haputale (Sri Lanka) 48 mi
Fifth closest city location Tangalla (Sri Lanka) 51 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Yala is Amparai (Galoya) Airport (GOY) in Sri Lanka, which is 116 km (72 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Yala is Colombo Ratmalana Airport (RML), also in Sri Lanka, 185 km (115 miles) away.
Yala break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Yala, Sri-Lanka - SE. Use the tab navigation above to view Yala sea temperature, Yala photographs, Yala detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Yala webcams, current wind from Sri-Lanka - SE live weather stations and Yala 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 Yala.