Thalyadi, Sri Lanka

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Mannar, is 91 km away. Nearest airport: JAF (JAF), 41 km.

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About Thalyadi

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

The spot faces NE (43°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (223°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.3 km out (1 in 127). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Mannar, is 91 km away. Nearest airport: JAF (JAF), 41 km.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 33 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to TRZ, changing at Dubai International Airport (DXB).
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Getting there. 7 h from the airport to Thalyadi.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Mannar, is 91 km away. Nearest airport: JAF (JAF), 41 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Thalyadi, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft7 s	1kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft7 s	1kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft7 s	1kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft7 s	1kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	under 1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft5 s	1kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	under 1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft4 s	0kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 26Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft7 s	1kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 27Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

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. 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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to TRZ, changing at DXB, then 7h by road. About 33h 30 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to TRZ, changing at DXB, then 7h by road. About 33h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £945–£1,910 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to TRZ, estimated from distance and season, changing at DXB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£780–£1,615
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£30–£55
Food	7 days eating out	£70–£125
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£30–£50
Total		£945–£1,910

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

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