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Kapparatota Reef

Weligama · Southern Province, Sri Lanka · Reef break

Local time — · Sunrise 05:57 · Sunset 17:49

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Reading the ocean.

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Spot intelligence.

Kapparatota is calibrated conservatively as a right-favouring reef in the Fisherman's zone. South-sector swell, north-to-northeast wind and mid-to-high water receive the best fit.

Profile source · Sri Lanka Travel Pages Fisherman's Reef guide
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Profile geometry

Swell axis SSW · 203°

Offshore wind from NNE · Intermediate profile

Wave

Right-favouring reef wall with secondary peaks

Fringing reef and lava-rock shelf

Swell window

S–SSW groundswell

0.5–2.2 m offshore ranking band

Clean wind

N–NE offshore · early morning preferred

Applied to wind scoring

Tide window

Mid to high tide

Qualitative timing guidance

Field guide

Read the break.

Character

01

Kapparatota Reef is defined by right-favouring reef wall with secondary peaks over fringing reef and lava-rock shelf. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.

Best setup

02

S–SSW groundswell swell, n–ne offshore · early morning preferred and mid to high tide form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR treats 0.5–2.2 m as a working range, not a guarantee of breaking-wave size.

Lineup read

03

Choose a peak that matches your experience and reassess it as tide and crowd change. Pay particular attention to shallow reef shelf, rocky entry and exit, fishing craft. Local signs and advice always take priority.

Know before you paddle

Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.

Shallow reef shelfRocky entry and exitFishing craftAfternoon onshore wind
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.

The break

Reef break

Intermediate. Works best with S–SSW groundswell swell.

Timing

N–NE offshore · early morning preferred

Mid to high tide. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.

Data note

Model data unavailable

SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.