If you are looking forward for your next surfing holiday, Sri Lanka could be a great choice.
The beauty is that Sri Lanka offers surfing points of your choice all yeat round. One can get spoiled with too many choices of course as the monsoonal weather means that one side of the island is always ‘in season’ for surfing.
The most famous destination is the escapist south-east beach settlement of Arugam Bay which is widely listed as one of the top ten surf spots in the world. There are also a host of other popular surf spots on the south coast in several coastal villages around Mirissa, and on the west coast around Hikkaduwa.
Do come and catch your dream wave…
Here are few surfing hotspots in Sri Lanka to select from.
Arugam Bay is the best surf points in the East Coast. It is listed as one of the top ten surf points in the world and offers best surfing conditions for beginner and professional surfers alike.
The best season to be here is between May and November when the predominant wind is offshore. Arugam bay and Pottuvil point has waves of up to 6ft and rides of almost 400m.
The best surf spots around Arugam Bay:
Elephant Rock – It is best for beginners but getting here is a challenge. Do not wear flip flops as you must climb rocks to get to the beach.
Baby Point and Main Point – These are the two main points in Arugam Bay. Baby Point is better for beginners while Main Point is for more advanced riders.
Pottuvil and Whisky Point – These two are north of Arugam Bay and are both for experienced surfers.
This is on the southwest coast of the island.
Once just a surfing village, now it is popular with surfers and partygoers alike – there is always something happening in Hikka!
The best surf spots around Hikkaduwa:
Bennys – A left-hander reef break preferred by experienced surfers when the waves are over 6 ft.
Main Reef – Left and right-handers over a deeper reef, good and relatively safe for all levels.
North Jetty – Long left-handers with a reef break by the harbour wall.
Beach Break – The favourite with beginners, safe shore, and reef break.
Another popular surf point in the South Coast. It is more like a family surfing vacation destination. The waves are great although the swell on the beach is not always good, the locals know where the good swells are, so just ask!
The best surf spots around Unawatuna Bay:
Unawatuna Beach Break – Unawatuna has great beginner waves right on the beach.
Dalawella Reef – Dalawella is a left breaker over a reef with coral, rocks and urchins.
Bonavista Bay – A good learner’s wave between 3 ft and 5 ft with the right swell.
Kabalana Beach Break – Kabalana is great for beginners right at the shore with frothy small waves but the main point has a rip current and there are no lifeguards.
South Beach – South Beach is with a good longboard wave. Tends to get blown out in the afternoons though.
Weligama Bay is on the South Coast and is a beginners’ and amateurs’ surfing paradise and has good waves all year round.
The best surf spots around Weligama:
Weligama Beach Break – The two-kilometer main beach has a row of surfing schools with plenty of boards for rent. The waves are usually easy to learn on and intermediate level surfers can usually find the bigger ones.
Midigama (Lazy Left, Right and Rams Right) – Midigama is with three great points. The Lazy Left is better in the afternoons and a favourite with goofy riders. The Right is close to the road and has a shallow reef break. Rams Right is for more advanced surfers, with some barrels and short and tight breaks.
Gurubebila (Coconut Point and Plantation Point) – Plantation Point is great for early morning rides with both lefts and rights. It is a rocky entry but is easier to ride than Coconut Point which is a classic A-Frame formation better suited for experienced surfers.
Just south of Weligama is Mirissa Bay with its crescent-shaped beach lined with palm trees and rocky reefs on the sides. There are both left and right-handers in this bay and it’s mostly for intermediate and advanced surfers (or more skilled beginners wanting to get better with reef breaks). The season starts here in October.
Just south of Weligama is Mirissa Bay with its crescent-shaped beach lined with palm trees and rocky reefs on the sides.
There are both left and right-handers in this bay and it is mostly for intermediate and advanced surfers (or more skilled beginners wanting to get better with reef breaks).
The season starts here in October.
