Beach sri lanka — hiriketiya. Photo: Konradr, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Dikwella

Dikwella is a town in Matara District, Sri Lanka. From Dikwella you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is hiriketiya, a surf spot 1.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 64 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is KCT, 42 km away.

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Staying in Dikwella

64 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: KCT, 42 km, HRI, 59 km, Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML), 131 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Dikwella.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Dikwella too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

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kingfisher14.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Tangalle, 1 km

4 ft204 kJ

4 ft190 kJ

5 ft481 kJ

4 ft310 kJ

4 ft216 kJ

3 ft124 kJ

4 ft445 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at kingfisher, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	63, good	4 ft9 ssoft	204kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	4 ft8 ssoft	190kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	5 ft10 ssoft	481kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft9 ssoft	310kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	62, good	4 ft9 ssoft	216kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	54, good	3 ft8 smushy	124kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	71, good	4 ft13 ssoft	445kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots, offshore	30°C

Madiha19.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Matara, 4 km

4 ft175 kJ

5 ft362 kJ

4 ft432 kJ

5 ft438 kJ

4 ft248 kJ

3 ft121 kJ

4 ft494 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Madiha, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	59, good	4 ft8 smushy	175kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	5 ft10 scrumbling	362kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	432kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	5 ft10 scrumbling	438kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	4 ft9 smushy	248kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft7 smushy	121kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	52, good	4 ft13 scrumbling	494kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	29°C

Matara15.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Matara, 1 km

4 ft175 kJ

5 ft362 kJ

4 ft432 kJ

5 ft438 kJ

4 ft248 kJ

3 ft121 kJ

4 ft494 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Matara, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	59, good	4 ft8 smushy	175kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	5 ft10 ssoft	362kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	4 ft11 ssoft	432kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	438kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	4 ft9 smushy	248kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft7 smushy	121kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	52, good	4 ft13 ssoft	494kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	29°C

hiriketiya1.4 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft208 kJ

3 ft279 kJ

5 ft545 kJ

5 ft442 kJ

4 ft254 kJ

4 ft129 kJ

4 ft528 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at hiriketiya, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	58, good	4 ft8 shollow	208kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	3 ft12 shollow	279kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	5 ft11 shollow	545kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	5 ft10 shollow	442kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	57, good	4 ft9 shollow	254kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	48, good	4 ft8 shollow	129kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	52, good	4 ft13 shollow	528kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Dikwella, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Dikwella

Waka SurfSeafood · 0.9 km from the centre
Mahi MahiSeafood · 1.2 km from the centre
Malu PokeHawaiian · 1.3 km from the centre
Ceylonus Seafood Restaurant HiriketiyaSeafood · 1.4 km from the centre
BacuzziPizza · 1.3 km from the centre
Dikwella Surf 'n SeafoodSeafood · 1.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Dikwella, Sri Lanka