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Mirissa, Sri Lanka

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All levelsBeach & Point & Reef breaksStrong nomad scene
Mirissa, Sri Lanka

All-level beach, point, and reef breaks, boardshorts water year-round, strong nomad scene.

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Data updated

At a glance

Peak seasonYear-round100% surfable at peak
SuitsAll levels7 known spots
Boardlongboard · both · shortboardbeach, point, reef
Water27.2–30°CBoardshorts most of the year
Internet54 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$970+all-in, estimated

Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train

7 spots within 25 km · 7 with own season data

spot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data

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Spot details

  • Kapparatota Surf Spot0.8 km
  • Jungle Beach Surf Spotbeach0.9 km
  • Fishermen Bay Surf Spot1.3 km
  • Coconut King Pointpoint1.8 km
  • Mariott Weligama Surf Spot2.7 km
  • Beach break · 4.3 km Ebeach4.3 km
  • The Cove Surf Spotreef4.8 km

3 coworking · 3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.

All places (9)
Coworking3 listed
Cafés3 listed
Gyms3 listed

The surf year

Best window Year-round · 12 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 86%
Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Year-round · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
100peak · Jan
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
midmidmidmidmido-hdo-hdo-hdo-hdmidmidmid
Wind ok
97%98%88%77%35%3%4%4%8%49%78%87%
Water
28°28°29°30°29°28°27°28°29°29°29°29°
Barsless surfablemore
WaterBoardshorts24°+
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
Share of surfable days per month, per level — percent
LevelJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Beginner96%94%92%85%72%75%71%72%70%75%85%93%
Intermediate100%99%100%99%77%62%64%73%81%88%96%97%
Advanced75%69%84%97%76%62%55%55%71%85%84%76%

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Working from here

median 54 Mbps · 1 known coworking space · from $590 a month · balanced scene
Internet speedmedian download · Ookla54 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap1
Quiet ↔ Party62 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$590–$1,120
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $970–$1,640
Estimated — modeled, not sourced

Find a place to stay

Monthly-stay searches for Mirissa.
AgodaPrices 1–3 month staysBooking.comMonthly stays, map viewAirbnbMonthly stays, map view

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Getting there

Nearest airportKoggala Airport
CodeKCT
Distance11 km

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Sources & confidence

AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction