Animals Surf Guide

Animals in West Sri Lanka is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the northeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell angle is from the south southwest. There is no reef break. Rarely crowded here. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

Animals Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef2fairly consistent
30.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Animals:

The best conditions reported for surf at Animals occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Explore Animals Location Map

Interactive Animals surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.
Animals Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 07:59 Local Time
Tuesday 05
8:30AM11:30AM2:30PM5:30PM
Wave (m)
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
Period (s) 16 16 15 14
Wind (km/h)
15
20
20
15
Wind State cross-
on
cross cross cross

Swell History at Animals

Surf stats for Animals, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at Animals

Wind stats for Animals, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest