Arugam bay beach — Arugam Bay. Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Arugam Bay

Arugam Bay is a town in Ampara District, Sri Lanka. From Arugam Bay you can reach 7 surf spots and 1 kite spot, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Arugam Bay, a kite spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 98 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is BTC, 97 km away.

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Staying in Arugam Bay

98 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: BTC, 97 km, HRI, 100 km, KCT, 192 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Arugam Bay. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Arugam Bay each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Arugam Bay too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Arugam Bay1.3 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft93 kJ

3 ft163 kJ

3 ft158 kJ

3 ft126 kJ

2 ft67 kJ

2 ft176 kJ

2 ft169 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Arugam Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	93kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	33°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	163kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	158kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	126kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	2 ft8 smushy	67kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft13 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	2 ft12 ssoft	169kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore	32°C

Gaza Strip1 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Pottuvil, 2 km

3 ft93 kJ

3 ft163 kJ

3 ft158 kJ

3 ft126 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

2 ft176 kJ

2 ft169 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Gaza Strip, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	93kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	33°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	163kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	158kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	126kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	61kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft13 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	2 ft12 ssoft	169kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore	32°C

Pottuvil Point4.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Pottuvil, 2 km

3 ft93 kJ

3 ft163 kJ

3 ft158 kJ

3 ft126 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

2 ft176 kJ

2 ft169 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Pottuvil Point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	93kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	33°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	163kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	158kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	126kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	61kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft13 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	2 ft12 ssoft	169kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore	32°C

Whiskey point6.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Pottuvil, 4 km

3 ft93 kJ

3 ft163 kJ

3 ft168 kJ

3 ft126 kJ

2 ft62 kJ

2 ft176 kJ

2 ft169 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Whiskey point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	93kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	163kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	168kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	126kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	2 ft8 smushy	62kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	2 ft13 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	2 ft12 ssoft	169kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	29°C

Elephant rock4.1 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft118 kJ

3 ft156 kJ

3 ft128 kJ

3 ft97 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

2 ft173 kJ

2 ft153 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Elephant rock, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	118kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	156kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	128kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	97kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	61kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft13 shollow	173kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots, offshore	31°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	153kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	32°C

Peanuts Farm6.9 kmabout 15 min by car

3 ft118 kJ

3 ft156 kJ

3 ft128 kJ

3 ft97 kJ

2 ft52 kJ

2 ft173 kJ

2 ft153 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Peanuts Farm, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	118kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	156kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	128kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	97kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	52kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft13 scrumbling	173kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots, offshore	31°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	153kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	32°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Arugam Bay, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Arugam Bay. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Okanda22.9 kmabout 40 min by car

4 ft341 kJ

4 ft389 kJ

4 ft275 kJ

4 ft195 kJ

3 ft275 kJ

4 ft404 kJ

3 ft296 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Okanda, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	341kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	31°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	389kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	275kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	195kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	3 ft13 ssoft	275kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	4 ft13 ssoft	404kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Sun 25Oct	23, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	296kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	32°C

Kite near Arugam Bay

Arugam Bay 0.8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Arugam Bay

Arugam Bay Juice BarSri lankan · 0.2 km from the centre
Dosa StationSri lankan · 0.2 km from the centre
Tandoori HutIndian · 0.2 km from the centre
360 ArugambayMediterranean · 0.6 km from the centre
Pizza HubPizza · 0.7 km from the centre
Regal Burgers RestaurantBurger · 0.7 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka

About Arugam Bay

Staying in Arugam Bay

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Further out

Kite near Arugam Bay

Places to eat near Arugam Bay