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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Arugam Bay1.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft82 kJ

3 ft96 kJ

3 ft134 kJ

3 ft174 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

2 ft172 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Arugam Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	82kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	96kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	134kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	50, good	3 ft10 ssoft	174kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	32°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	123kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	3 ft7 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	2 ft13 ssoft	172kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	31°C

Elephant rock4.1 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft97 kJ

3 ft122 kJ

3 ft147 kJ

3 ft153 kJ

3 ft95 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft173 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Elephant rock, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	97kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	3 ft9 scrumbling	122kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	147kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	153kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	3 ft9 scrumbling	95kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	2 ft7 smushy	42kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	2 ft13 shollow	173kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	31°C

Gaza Strip1 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Pottuvil, 2 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft82 kJ

3 ft96 kJ

3 ft134 kJ

3 ft174 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

2 ft172 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gaza Strip, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	27, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	82kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	32, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	96kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	134kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	174kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	32°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	123kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	3 ft7 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	33, too small	2 ft13 ssoft	172kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	31°C

Peanuts Farm6.9 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft97 kJ

3 ft122 kJ

3 ft147 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

3 ft95 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft173 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Peanuts Farm, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	97kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	122kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	147kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	131kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore	31°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	95kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	2 ft7 smushy	42kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	2 ft13 scrumbling	173kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	31°C

Pottuvil Point4.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Pottuvil, 2 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft82 kJ

3 ft96 kJ

3 ft134 kJ

3 ft174 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

2 ft172 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pottuvil Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	82kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	96kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	134kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	49, good	3 ft10 ssoft	174kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	32°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	123kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	3 ft7 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	2 ft13 ssoft	172kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	31°C

Whiskey point6.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Pottuvil, 4 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft82 kJ

3 ft96 kJ

3 ft134 kJ

3 ft174 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

2 ft172 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Whiskey point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	82kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	96kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	134kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	174kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	41, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	123kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	3 ft7 smushy	64kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	2 ft13 ssoft	172kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	28°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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Okanda22.9 kmabout 40 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft236 kJ

4 ft348 kJ

4 ft396 kJ

4 ft325 kJ

4 ft191 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

3 ft392 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Okanda, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	236kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	4 ft10 ssoft	348kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	4 ft10 ssoft	396kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	4 ft10 ssoft	325kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	31°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	191kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	225kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	3 ft14 ssoft	392kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	31°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