Tangalle, Sri Lanka

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Tangalle harbour
Tangalle, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Krankman, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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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Where it is

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 Tangalle.

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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. 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Tangalle: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
hiriketiya12 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Dikwella, 1 kmIntermediate and up5 ft426 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots5 ft478 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore5 ft449 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots4 ft243 kJwind from the west, 8 knots3 ft457 kJwind from the west, 10 knots4 ft511 kJwind from the west-north-west, 7 knots4 ft314 kJwind from the west, 10 knots
All readings for hiriketiya: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at hiriketiya, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct48, good5 ft9 shollow426kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct53, good5 ft11 shollow478kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore29°C
Wed 21Oct42, fair5 ft10 shollow449kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct58, good4 ft9 shollow243kJwind from the west, 8 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct49, good3 ft14 shollow457kJwind from the west, 10 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct52, good4 ft13 shollow511kJwind from the west-north-west, 7 knots29°C
Sun 25Oct52, good4 ft12 shollow314kJwind from the west, 10 knots29°C
kingfisher1.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft206 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots4 ft392 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore5 ft320 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots4 ft214 kJwind from the west, 6 knots3 ft118 kJwind from the west, 5 knots, offshore4 ft445 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore4 ft355 kJwind from the west, 9 knots
All readings for kingfisher: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at kingfisher, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct57, good4 ft8 ssoft206kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct57, good4 ft11 ssoft392kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore31°C
Wed 21Oct56, good5 ft9 ssoft320kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct62, good4 ft9 ssoft214kJwind from the west, 6 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct55, good3 ft8 smushy118kJwind from the west, 5 knots, offshore30°C
Sat 24Oct71, good4 ft13 ssoft445kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore30°C
Sun 25Oct56, good4 ft12 ssoft355kJwind from the west, 9 knots29°C

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