Surf-Forecast | Plantations Surf Guide

Lat Long: 5.96° N 80.40° E

Issued: 4 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Plantations sea temperature is

29.1°C

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

Plantations Surf Guide

Plantations in West Sri Lanka is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the north northeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southwest. There is no reef break. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for - Rocks.

Plantations Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	29.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Plantations:

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

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Plantations (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Plantations with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 74% of the time in January while 15% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 11% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

74%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

15%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

11%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Plantations Location Map

Interactive Plantations 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:
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Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Plantations Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 2 November 2026, 07:29 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 02
ft, °F	8:30AM	11:30AM	2:30PM	5:30PM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	11	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Plantations

Current tide and informaton

For Weligama, 2 km from Plantations.

Next High Water: 10:57pm | 0.32m

Next Low Water: 02:00pm | 0.21m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Plantations Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(29.1 °C) too at Plantations, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 29.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite