Yala Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.30° N 81.48° E

Yala, Sri Lanka Weather Observations

Issued: 4 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yala sea temperature is
28.7°C
0.6° 

Yala 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 Yala 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 Yala right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Yala

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport

38 km WSW7 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
35
fresh winds from the WSW
(37 km/h at 250°)
31 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Hinidungoda wx

141 km WSW35 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 162°)
10
31 °C-
-
-
-
0

Colombo-Ratmalana Airport

187 km W5 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clearDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the SW
(17 km/h at 220°)
31 °C9.0
9.0
scattered
few
-

Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport/Katunayake

202 km W183 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the SW
(22 km/h at 230°)
30 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered
few

Tuticorin Airport (Vagaikulam)

466 km WNW39 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 280°)
35 °C6.0
6.0
few

SHIP5879

330 km WSW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloud
30
fresh winds from the WSW
(30 km/h at 240°)
31.0 °C20.4
20.4


SHIP2805

330 km WSW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloud
30
fresh winds from the WSW
(30 km/h at 240°)
31.0 °C20.4
20.4


SHIP11894

330 km WSW15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the WSW
(29.52 km/h at 240°)
29.0 °C17.7 km
17.7 km


Tuticorin Airport (Vagaikulam)

466 km WNW39 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 280°)
35 °C6.0
6.0
few

Kokkod wx

509 km W23 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 263°)
5
34 °C-
-
-
-
0

* 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 Yala and within an acceptable time window.

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