Balapitiya Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.44° N 79.98° E

Balapitiya, Sri Lanka Weather Observations

Issued: 10 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Balapitiya sea temperature is
29.1°C
1.4° 

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

Ratmalana

43 km NW5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
10
light winds from the WSW
(11 km/h at 250°)
- °C20
20

-

Colombo-Ratmalana Airport

44 km NW5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
rain showersShower light rain shower
20
light winds from the WSW
(19 km/h at 240°)
26 °C8.0
8.0
broken
few

Hinidungoda wx

50 km SSE35 m above sea level

28 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 107°)
5
29 °C-
-
-
-
0

Galle

52 km SSE13 m above sea level

1 hour ago
cloudno report
10
light winds from the WSW
(11 km/h at 250°)
30.2 °C20
20

-

Colombo

53 km NW5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 260°)
26.1 °C-
-

-

Ratnapura

54 km ENE86 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-

-

Katunayake

81 km N8 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudclouds developing
10
light winds from the SW
(11 km/h at 230°)
30.5 °C100
100

-

Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport/Katunayake

82 km N183 m above sea level

2 hours ago
rain showersShower light rain shower
10
light winds from the WSW
(9 km/h at 250°)
26 °C7.0
7.0
few
broken

Nuwara Eliya

105 km NE1895 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
15
light winds from the W
(14 km/h at 280°)
17.2 °C-
-

-

Bandarawela

119 km ENE1225 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudno report
5
light winds from the W
(7 km/h at 270°)
26.6 °C20
20

-

* 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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