Balapitiya Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.44° N 79.98° E

Balapitiya, Sri Lanka Weather Observations

Issued: 4 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Balapitiya sea temperature is
28.9° C
1.8° 

Balapitiya surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Balapitiya based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Balapitiya right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Balapitiya

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Colombo-Ratmalana Airport

44 km NW5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and cloudy
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 260°)
28 °C9.0
9.0
scattered
overcast
-

Port City Beach Park

57 km NW0 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
-
45
strong winds from the W
(46 km/h at 270°)
55
28.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport/Katunayake

82 km N183 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the WSW
(13 km/h at 250°)
27 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport

128 km E7 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the W
(17 km/h at 280°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Kitesurfinglanka

201 km N3 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
-
25
moderate winds from the SSW
(26 km/h at 210°)
30
- °C-
-
-
-
0

Tuticorin Airport (Vagaikulam)

332 km WNW39 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearHaze -
20
light winds from the NW
(19 km/h at 320°)
29 °C5.0
5.0
few
broken

Trivandrum International Airport

403 km WNW14 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearMist -
10
light winds from the N
(11 km/h at 350°)
25 °C5.0
5.0
scattered
broken
broken

Madurai Airport

429 km NW131 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the N
(6 km/h at 1°)
30 °C6.0
6.0
few
scattered

Tiruchchirapalli Airport

499 km NW340 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
30
fresh winds from the W
(30 km/h at 280°)
30 °C6.0
6.0
scattered
broken

Cochin (in-navy)

563 km WNW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
light rainLight rain
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 230°)
24 °C1.5
1.5
scattered
few
broken

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Balapitiya and within an acceptable time window.

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