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Rockside Induruwa, Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka, Bentota, beach (1)
Rockside Induruwa. Photo: Vincent van Zeijst, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Rockside Induruwa

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces W (250°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (70°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.7 km out (1 in 167). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually April, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Induruwa, 2.6 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to CMB, changing at IST. About 7 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → CMB · Skyscanner from about £800 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h from the airport to Rockside Induruwa.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Rockside Induruwa on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct604 ft8 ssoft156kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct544 ft11 ssoft343kJ28°C
Tue 20Oct485 ft10 ssoft416kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct534 ft9 ssoft269kJ28°C
Thu 22Oct474 ft9 ssoft188kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct383 ft8 smushy100kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct543 ft13 ssoft399kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct434 ft12 ssoft355kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct444 ft10 smushy242kJ28°C
Tue 27Oct373 ft9 ssoft115kJ27°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to CMB, changing at IST, then 3h by road. About 30h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Rockside Induruwa

    Best 08:30 to 11:30 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Rockside Induruwa

    Best 17:30 to 20:30 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Rockside Induruwa

    Best 08:30 to 11:30 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Rockside Induruwa

    Best 08:30 to 11:30 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Rockside Induruwa

    Best 08:30 to 11:30 local time: 3 ft at 13 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to CMB, changing at IST, then 3h by road. About 30h 20 door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,040–£2,080 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CMB, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£800–£1,660
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£30–£55
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£75–£125
Food7 days eating out£70–£125
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£30–£50
Total£1,040–£2,080

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Induruwa

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

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