Surf-Forecast | Unawatuna Surf Guide

Lat Long: 6.01° N 80.24° E

Issued: 4 am 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Unawatuna sea temperature is

29.6°C

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

Photo by: Andrew Tanner

Unawatuna Surf Guide

Unawatuna in West Sri Lanka is a fairly exposed point break that has fairly consistent surf. Nov-April (Wet Season) provides best time of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the northwest and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. There is no point break. Sometimes crowded. Beware of urchins and rocks.

Unawatuna Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	3	fairly consistent	29.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Unawatuna:

The best conditions reported for surf at Unawatuna occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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

julyBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Unawatuna with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 74% of the time in July while 26% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% 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

26%

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

too small

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

Explore Unawatuna Location Map

Interactive Unawatuna 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. The nearest passenger airport to Unawatuna is Colombo Ratmalana Airport (RML) in Sri Lanka, which is 99 km (61 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Unawatuna is Bandaranaike International (Colombo) Airport (CMB), also in Sri Lanka, 137 km (85 miles) away.

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

Unawatuna Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 8 November 2026, 09:37 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 08
ft, °F	8:30AM	11:30AM	2:30PM	5:30PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off

What does Unawatuna look like?

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Tides at Unawatuna

Current tide and informaton

For Galle, Sri Lanka, 4 km from Unawatuna.

Next High Water: 01:41pm | 0.53m

Next Low Water: 07:32pm | 0.08m

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

Unawatuna Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(29.6 °C) too at Unawatuna, 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*: 29.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite