# Weligama surf guide A wide, sandy bay with soft beginner waves and a dense scene of surf camps; reef breaks are close by in Midigama. - **Location:** Southern Province, Sri Lanka (5.9740, 80.4290) - **Best season:** Nov – Apr (November, December, January, February, March, April) - **Water:** 27–29°C (boardshorts) - **Waves:** Beach break - **Suits:** Beginner surfers - **Interactive map, stays and what's on:** https://swellcabin.com/town/weligama - **Feed (new YouTube surf videos and Instagram posts from Weligama):** https://swellcabin.com/town/weligama?feed ## Surf spots - **Weligama**: Beach break, lefts and rights, beginner surfers, faces SSW (offshore wind from the NNE), best at all tides (5.9697, 80.4416) - **Unawatuna Bay**: Reef break, left-hander, advanced surfers, faces SSW (offshore wind from the NNE) (5.9426, 80.4493) - **Mirissa**: Reef break, right-hander, beginner surfers, faces SSE (offshore wind from the NNW), best at low to mid tide (5.9441, 80.4548) - **Matara**: Beach break, right-hander, beginner surfers, faces S (offshore wind from the N), best at mid tide (5.9329, 80.5240) ## What's on Weligama is a quiet beginner surf bay: evenings are sunset on the beach and a few beach bars and restaurants, some with live music. No fixed weekly parties could be confirmed; Mirissa, a few minutes east, has the south coast's beach-bar nightlife. _Updated 2026-11-07._ ## Where to stay 904 places to stay within 10 km. Surf camps: Parrot Surf House, Baysurfmonkey.com (Surf Camp - Surf School And Day Tours), My Surf Camp, Kiss Lanka Surf Camp Tours and Hostel, Beach Break Surf Hostel, Cosy Surf House, Surfers Paradise Weligama Surf Camp, Wimal Wood Stock Surf House. Hostels: J Walker hostel, The Spindrift Hostel, Spindrift Hostel, BOHO Beach Weligama, The Lost Hostel, The Rockstel Weligama. ## FAQ ### When is the best time to surf in Weligama? The best surf season in Weligama is Nov – Apr (November, December, January, February, March, April). The sea ranges from 27°C to 29°C over the year. ### Which months have the most good surf days in Weligama? Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Weligama's best spot were good or better most often in January (99% of days, 59% great), December (95% of days, 43% great) and February (93% of days, 42% great), and least often in September (33%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast. ### Do I need a wetsuit in Weligama? Water temperature in Weligama is 27–29°C: boardshorts. ### Is Weligama good for beginner surfers? Yes. Weligama suits beginner surfers; spots that work for beginners or all levels include Weligama, Mirissa and Matara. ### What are the surf spots in Weligama? Weligama has 4 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Weligama (Beach break, lefts and rights, beginner surfers, faces SSW (offshore wind from the NNE), best at all tides); Unawatuna Bay (Reef break, left-hander, advanced surfers, faces SSW (offshore wind from the NNE)); Mirissa (Reef break, right-hander, beginner surfers, faces SSE (offshore wind from the NNW), best at low to mid tide); Matara (Beach break, right-hander, beginner surfers, faces S (offshore wind from the N), best at mid tide). ### Where should surfers stay in Weligama? Swell Cabin lists 904 places to stay within 10 km of Weligama, including 39 surf camps such as Parrot Surf House, Baysurfmonkey.com (Surf Camp - Surf School And Day Tours), My Surf Camp and Kiss Lanka Surf Camp Tours and Hostel, 48 hostels, 134 guesthouses and homestays, 73 rentals and villas. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot. ### What is the nightlife like in Weligama? Weligama is a quiet beginner surf bay: evenings are sunset on the beach and a few beach bars and restaurants, some with live music. No fixed weekly parties could be confirmed; Mirissa, a few minutes east, has the south coast's beach-bar nightlife. ### What is the surf forecast for Weligama this week? Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Weligama and each of its 4 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/weligama: each spot rated hour by hour (Flat, Poor, Fair, Good, Great or Epic) from the way its coast faces, the swell, its period, the wind and the tide, with the best time each day and why, the size in surfers' words (e.g. "chest to head high, clean"), tides, and how sure the forecast is (three wave models compared). It is checked live against the nearest buoy and airport wind reports where there are any, and refreshed every few hours (waves from Open-Meteo, wind from MET Norway). ### When is the best tide to surf in Weligama? It depends on the spot: shallow reefs usually want mid to high tide, most beach breaks work best around mid tide. Swell Cabin's forecast for Weligama weighs each spot's tide hour by hour and shows the best window each day with the high and low tide times (approximate: there is no tide gauge near the town). ### Is the Weligama surf forecast checked against measurements? Yes. The open water off Weligama is checked against the satellite altimeters (Copernicus Marine's near-real-time wave heights): 46 satellite passes within 100 km since 2026-09-23, typically 52 km out, put the forecast wave height within 20% of the measurement 100% of the time. Of the three wave models compared, ECMWF has been the closest to the satellites here. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00179). Last checked 2026-11-05. ### How reliable is Swell Cabin's information about Weligama? Trust in this page's data is low (43/100): the town has not been verified against sources in the last 12 months; 0 of 4 spots fully verified, 3 with a researched tide; season and water temperature checked against measured data; 4 open audit warnings. How we check: https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-accuracy.md Last checked against sources on 2026-11-05. Every value comes from measured data (Open-Meteo, buoys), open databases (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata) or a published page we opened, never from visitor reports; a daily audit compares them and a weekly evaluation measures the error rate (https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-quality.md). ### Is there a live surf cam in Weligama? Swell Cabin hasn't found a live surf cam it could check in Weligama yet (it only lists cams it has opened); the surf forecast on its page shows the waves this week. ### Where can I take surf lessons in Weligama? Surf schools in and around Weligama include Solid Surf & Yoga House, Surf lessons weligama samaru beach house, Weligama Surf Tours - Sri Lanka, Waligama surf point, Turning Point Surf School and YAKA surf club.