Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Mirissa
Mirissa, Sri Lanka
Mirissa is a surf break in Mirissa, Sri Lanka, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Mirissa is Jul & Aug, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Jul & Aug.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
Peak surf season:JulAug
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 3.4ft average swell at 9.2 s from the SSE.
Feb: 3.4ft average swell at 9.2 s from the SSE.
Mar: 3.6ft average swell at 9.5 s from the S.
Apr: 4.1ft average swell at 9.7 s from the S.
May: 6.1ft average swell at 8.8 s from the SSW.
Jun: 6.4ft average swell at 9.8 s from the SSW.
Jul: 6.8ft average swell at 10 s from the S.
Aug: 6.6ft average swell at 9.9 s from the S.
Sep: 6.1ft average swell at 9.2 s from the S.
Oct: 5.2ft average swell at 8.8 s from the S.
Nov: 3.8ft average swell at 8.9 s from the SSE.
Dec: 4.0ft average swell at 9.2 s from the S.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 6.0°, 80.5°.
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