Dikwella, Sri Lanka
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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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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hiriketiya1.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up | 4 ft208 kJwind from the west-north-west, 7 knots | 3 ft279 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots | 5 ft545 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore | 5 ft442 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots | 4 ft254 kJwind from the west, 8 knots | 4 ft129 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots | 4 ft528 kJwind from the west-north-west, 7 knots |
All readings for hiriketiya: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| kingfisher14.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Tangalle, 1 kmIntermediate and up | 4 ft204 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore | 4 ft190 kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots | 5 ft481 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore | 4 ft310 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots | 4 ft216 kJwind from the west, 6 knots | 3 ft124 kJwind from the west, 5 knots, offshore | 4 ft445 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore |
All readings for kingfisher: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Madiha19.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Matara, 4 kmIntermediate and up | 4 ft175 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore | 5 ft362 kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots | 4 ft432 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore | 5 ft438 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots | 4 ft248 kJwind from the west, 8 knots | 3 ft121 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots | 4 ft494 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots |
All readings for Madiha: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Matara15.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Matara, 1 kmIntermediate and up | 4 ft175 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore | 5 ft362 kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots | 4 ft432 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore | 5 ft438 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots | 4 ft248 kJwind from the west, 8 knots | 3 ft121 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots | 4 ft494 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots |
All readings for Matara: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
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