Beach forecast for Puttalam
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+5:30) · Tamil Nadu, India Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+5:30- Swimming
- Use care · 3.7 ft
- Water
- 85 °F · very warm
- Max UV
- 10 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 9:22 am and 8:34 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a good beach day in Puttalam (7/10). The best hours are from 7:00 am to 11:00 am: sunshine, beach weather, little wind, water at 85 °F and low tide at 9:22 am, though with some waves and very high UV. Today is the best day of the week.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7Good beach day | 7:00–11:00 am | Use care · 3.7 ft | 85 °F | 10 |
| Fri 30 | 7Good beach day | 7:00–11:00 am | Use care · 3.6 ft | 85 °F | 10 |
| Sat 31 | 6Fair beach day | 7:00–11:00 am | Use care · 3.5 ft | 85 °F | 9 |
| Sun 1 | 3Poor beach day | 8:00–10:00 am | Use care · 2.8 ft | 85 °F | 9 |
| Mon 2 | 6Fair beach day | 7:00–11:00 am | Calm · 2.4 ft | 85 °F | 9 |
| Tue 3 | 7Good beach day | 7:00–11:00 am2:00–5:00 pm | Use care · 3.0 ft | 85 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 5Fair beach day | 2:00–5:00 pm | Use care · 3.3 ft | 85 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
4 good hours- Sunny
- Feels like 96 °F: hot
- Cross-shore breeze (11 mph)
- Water at 85 °F (very warm)
- Low tide at 9:22 am: more sand
- Swim with care: 3.7 ft waves every 9 s; moderate rip current risk
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 3.7 ft
3.7 ft waves every 9 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 85 °F
Very warm: barely refreshing.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 10 · SPF 50
Max UV 10 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 10:00 am–1:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 11 mph
Cross-shore breeze (11 mph).
- Tide & sand 9:22 am
Low tide at 9:22 am and 8:34 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 3:02 am and 2:29 pm. Coefficient 102 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
The best window, 7:00 am to 11:00 am, brings sunshine, beach weather, little wind, water at 85 °F and low tide at 9:22 am, though with some waves and very high UV.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 8 | Clear sky | 89 °F | 9 mph | 3.7 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 8 | Mainly clear | 91 °F | 10 mph | 3.7 ft | 3 |
| 9:00 am | 7 | Mainly clear | 93 °F | 10 mph | 3.7 ft | 6 |
| 10:00 am | 7 | Mainly clear | 96 °F | 11 mph | 3.7 ft | 8 |
| 11:00 am | 6 | Mainly clear | 98 °F | 11 mph | 3.7 ft | 10 |
| 12:00 pm | 4 | Mainly clear | 98 °F | 11 mph | 3.7 ft | 10 |
| 1:00 pm | 3 | Mainly clear | 98 °F | 11 mph | 3.7 ft | 8 |
| 2:00 pm | 4 | Mainly clear | 96 °F | 11 mph | 3.7 ft | 5 |
| 3:00 pm | 4 | Mainly clear | 94 °F | 10 mph | 3.7 ft | 3 |
| 4:00 pm | 5 | Mainly clear | 92 °F | 9 mph | 3.6 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Puttalam
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- Sanguthurai Beach 2.2 mi · W
- Restrooms
- Sunset Beach 4.8 mi · E
- Parking
- Triveni Sangam 6.1 mi · E
- Restrooms
- Parking
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 3 of 3, warmth 3.5 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus waves 1 and UV 0.1.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Puttalam
Is it a beach day in Puttalam today?
A good beach day: 7/10. Best from 7:00 am to 11:00 am, with sunshine, beach weather, little wind, water at 85 °F and low tide at 9:22 am, though with some waves and very high UV.
What are the swimming conditions in Puttalam today?
3.7 ft waves every 9 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Puttalam?
About 85 °F today: very warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Puttalam today?
UV reaches 10 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
When is low tide in Puttalam?
Today low tide is at 9:22 am and 8:34 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 3:02 am and 2:29 pm. Coefficient 102 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Puttalam?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a good beach day (7/10), best from 7:00 am to 11:00 am.
What beaches are near Puttalam?
Sanguthurai Beach (2.2 mi), Sunset Beach (4.8 mi) and Triveni Sangam (6.1 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Puttalam today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from FES2022 (AVISO/CNES) and the sun from astronomy-engine. FES2022 Tide was produced by LEGOS, NOVELTIS and CLS, funded by CNES, and distributed by AVISO (https://doi.org/10.24400/527896/a01-2024.004), AVISO licence (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/fileadmin/documents/data/License_Aviso.pdf). Modified by TidePlanet: constants interpolated from the nearest model cells offshore; heights above mean sea level.