Sri Lanka surf

Sri Lanka

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Reef break · Moderate · Best: May–October · All tides
Working best in Bali now Uluwatu Epic · 2.6m @ 13s View →
Conditions right now
Epic
Wave
2.5m
Swell
2.4m
13s · SSW
Period
13s
Wind
7 km/h
SE · gust 19
Cross-shore
Water
29°C
Air
28°C

Surf report

Tide rising · High 6:00 AM 1.3m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 2.5 m
2.4m 13s SSW
6 km/h off
1.3m
9 AM 2.5 m
2.3m 13s SSW
11 km/h cross
0.8m
12 PM 2.4 m
2.3m 12s SSW
14 km/h cross
-0.2m
3 PM 2.3 m
2.1m 12s SSW
11 km/h cross
-0.1m
6 PM 2.2 m
2.0m 12s SSW
9 km/h cross
0.6m
Best session today
6 AM–8 AM
Offshore 2.4m swell @ 13s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 1.5 3.0 3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 20 40 3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM

Tide

High 6:00 AM · 1.3m Low 1:00 PM · -0.3m High 7:00 PM · 0.8m Low 1:00 AM · 0.0m
H 6 AM L 1 PM H 7 PM L 1 AM H 7 AM L 2 PM H 8 PM 3 AM9 AM3 PM9 PM3 AM9 AM3 PM9 PM

7-day outlook

Best days
Fri, Jun 12 Best
2.0–2.5m
Sat, Jun 13 Best
1.9–2.0m
Sun, Jun 14
1.9–2.1m
Mon, Jun 15
1.8–1.9m
Tue, Jun 16
1.4–1.7m
Wed, Jun 17
1.5–1.5m
Thu, Jun 18
1.4–1.5m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
3 AM 2.5m 2.4m SSW 13s 7 SE cross 0.7m
4 AM 2.5m 2.4m SSW 13s 8 ESE cross 0.9m
5 AM 2.5m 2.4m SSW 13s 6 E off 1.2m
6 AM 2.5m 2.4m SSW 13s 6 NE off 1.3m
7 AM 2.5m 2.4m SSW 13s 6 ENE off 1.3m
8 AM 2.5m 2.4m SSW 13s 10 E cross 1.1m
9 AM 2.5m 2.3m SSW 13s 11 E cross 0.8m
10 AM 2.4m 2.3m SSW 13s 14 ESE cross 0.4m
11 AM 2.4m 2.3m SSW 12s 15 ESE cross 0.1m
12 PM 2.4m 2.3m SSW 12s 14 ESE cross -0.2m
1 PM 2.3m 2.2m SSW 12s 14 E cross -0.3m
2 PM 2.3m 2.2m SSW 12s 14 ESE cross -0.3m
3 PM 2.3m 2.1m SSW 12s 11 E cross -0.1m
4 PM 2.2m 2.1m SSW 12s 9 ESE cross 0.1m
5 PM 2.2m 2.0m SSW 12s 9 E cross 0.4m
6 PM 2.2m 2.0m SSW 12s 9 E cross 0.6m
7 PM 2.1m 2.0m SSW 12s 6 ESE cross 0.8m
8 PM 2.1m 2.0m SSW 12s 10 SE cross 0.7m
9 PM 2.1m 1.9m SSW 12s 14 ESE cross 0.6m
10 PM 2.1m 1.9m SSW 12s 13 E cross 0.4m
11 PM 2.0m 1.9m SSW 12s 14 E cross 0.2m
12 AM 2.0m 1.9m SSW 12s 12 ESE cross 0.1m
1 AM 2.0m 1.8m SSW 12s 14 ESE cross 0.0m
2 AM 2.0m 1.8m SSW 12s 16 E off 0.1m

About Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka é uma esquerda rápida e tubular na Península de Bukit que quebra sobre um recife muito raso, tornando-se uma das ondas mais significativas de Bali. Com um bom swell, produz longos tubos que podem conectar através de várias seções — um sonho para os surfistas experientes em tubos. A decolagem é íngreme e implacável, e as quedas sobre o recife são notórias, então capacetes e botas de recife são uma escolha sensata. Funciona melhor com um sólido swell de sul ou sudoeste e ventos offshore leves na estação seca.

Local knowledge

Hazards

O recife aqui é extremamente raso — em maré baixa, as seções podem ter apenas a profundidade do tornozelo no seco — e é um coral vivo afiado que pode te machucar em uma queda ruim; capacetes e botas de recife são fortemente recomendados, não opcionais. Uma forte corrente lateral corre ao longo do recife em swells maiores e pode te arrastar para a zona de impacto ou em direção à costa rochosa, então conheça sua saída antes de entrar na água. Ouriços-do-mar colonizam as prateleiras internas mais rasas, tornando qualquer tentativa de voltar aos pés após uma queda duplamente punitiva.

Getting there

Siga para o sul na Península de Bukit em direção a Ungasan e siga as placas em direção a Bingin — Sri Lanka fica logo ao sul da Praia de Bingin e compartilha a mesma estrada de acesso no topo do penhasco. Estacione nos warungs no topo do penhasco e desça pela íngreme escada de concreto e bambu até a plataforma rochosa; sincronize sua entrada na água com a calmaria e pule das rochas, mirando no canal na extremidade sul do recife. Saia pelo mesmo caminho — esperando por uma série calma antes de se puxar para cima na plataforma — já que não há praia de areia para sair.

Board

Com um swell padrão de 3 a 5 pés, uma prancha de performance ou uma prancha um pouco mais cheia (6'2"–6'6") com um pouco mais de volume nas bordas te dará a velocidade para fazer seções rápidas e ocas. Quando estiver bombando 6 pés ou mais, use uma prancha de um tamanho maior ou semi-gun — você precisa de aderência e potência de remada para entrar nesta onda cedo antes que a borda seque abaixo de você.

Localism

moderate — be polite, wait your turn.

Where to go now

Sri Lanka vs. nearby, live
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2.4m 13s
7 cross
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Surfing in Bali

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Bali is the beating heart of Indonesian surfing — the island that put the archipelago on the world surf map back in the early 1970s, and still the easiest place on earth to fall in love with riding waves in the tropics. It packs an absurd density of quality breaks into a small island: machine-perfect reef barrels on the Bukit Peninsula, mellow beach breaks on the west coast, and a Bali Sea wave or two over on the east.

✈️Getting there

Bali is the simplest surf destination in Indonesia to reach. Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) in Denpasar handles direct flights from across Asia and Australia, plus connections worldwide via Jakarta, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Doha and beyond. From Australia it's a short hop from Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane.

🛵Getting around

The default surfer transport is a scooter (110–150cc). It's cheap, easy to rent daily or monthly, and lets you slip down narrow Bukit lanes and beat the traffic. Bring or rent a board rack/strap. Wear a helmet, ride sober, and know that traffic is chaotic and Bali's road-accident rate is high — many travellers come unstuck here.

🌤️Climate & season

Bali has two seasons. The dry season runs roughly April to October — sunny, lower humidity, and the prime surf window for the south and west coasts, with consistent groundswell and clean morning offshore winds. This is peak season; expect crowds and book ahead.