What to expect
- Lessons with ISA-qualified local instructors
- Board hire, from soft-tops to performance shortboards
- Guided dawn patrols to breaks away from the crowds
- Multi-day surf and yoga camps if you want structure
Where to do it
- Weligama, beginner, sand bottom, November to April
- Midigama and Ahangama, reef breaks for intermediates
- Arugam Bay, right-hand point break, May to September
- Hikkaduwa, shallow reef, punchy, November to March
Best season
South and west coast November to April. East coast May to September. There is always a working coast.
Good to know
Reef breaks at Midigama and Arugam Bay are shallow and unforgiving, so take a guide on your first session. Rips are strongest at low tide. Wear reef booties on the east coast.
