Tangalle, Sri Lanka
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About Tangalle
Tangalle is a town in Hambantota District, Sri Lanka. From Tangalle you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is kingfisher, a surf spot 1.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 108 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is HRI, 46 km away.
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Staying in Tangalle
- 108 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: HRI, 46 km, KCT, 53 km, Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML), 134 km
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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 Tangalle.
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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. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Tangalle 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 | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kingfisher1.3 kmabout 5 min by car | 4 ft204 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore, good | 4 ft190 kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots, good | 5 ft481 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore, good | 4 ft310 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, good | 4 ft216 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, good | 3 ft124 kJwind from the west, 5 knots, offshore, good | 4 ft445 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore, good |
All readings for kingfisher: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| hiriketiya12 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Dikwella, 1 km | 4 ft208 kJwind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, good | 3 ft279 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, good | 5 ft545 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore, good | 5 ft442 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, fair | 4 ft254 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, good | 4 ft129 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, good | 4 ft528 kJwind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, good |
All readings for hiriketiya: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Tangalle, 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 Tangalle
- Lime FishSeafood · 0.7 km from the centre
- The Tree's RestaurantSri lankan · 1.5 km from the centre
- කම් කුම් Sea Food RestaurantSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
- Hanuman Lounge Bar0.3 km from the centre
- Oceana Beach Cafe and Seafood RestaurantSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
- Texas Grill cafeAmerican · 0.3 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