Fishing in pottuvil, Sri lanka — Pottuvil, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Shamli071, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Pottuvil

Pottuvil is a town in Ampara District, Sri Lanka. From Pottuvil you can reach 6 surf spots. The nearest is Pottuvil Point, a surf spot 2 km from the centre. Overture lists 27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is BTC, 94 km away.

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Staying in Pottuvil

27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: BTC, 94 km, HRI, 102 km, KCT, 193 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 Pottuvil.

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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 Pottuvil each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Pottuvil 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 Bay2.3 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Arugam Bay, 1 kmIntermediate and up

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 intermediate surfers at Arugam Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	93kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	33°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	163kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	3 ft9 ssoft	158kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	126kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	34, too small	2 ft8 smushy	67kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	2 ft13 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Sun 25Oct	42, fair	2 ft12 ssoft	169kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore	32°C

Elephant rock7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Arugam Bay, 4 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft118 kJ

3 ft156 kJ

3 ft154 kJ

3 ft97 kJ

2 ft52 kJ

2 ft173 kJ

2 ft153 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Elephant rock, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	3 ft9 scrumbling	118kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	156kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	154kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	3 ft9 scrumbling	97kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	52kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	2 ft13 shollow	173kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots, offshore	31°C
Sun 25Oct	37, fair	2 ft12 scrumbling	153kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	32°C

Gaza Strip2.1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

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 intermediate surfers at Gaza Strip, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	93kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	33°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	163kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	46, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	158kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	126kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	2 ft8 smushy	67kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	33, too small	2 ft13 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Sun 25Oct	36, fair	2 ft12 ssoft	169kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore	32°C

Peanuts Farm9.8 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Arugam Bay, 7 kmIntermediate and up

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 intermediate surfers at Peanuts Farm, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	118kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	156kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	128kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	97kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	52kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	2 ft13 scrumbling	173kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots, offshore	31°C
Sun 25Oct	27, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	153kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	32°C

Pottuvil Point2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

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 intermediate surfers at Pottuvil Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	93kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	33°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	163kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	3 ft9 ssoft	158kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	46, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	126kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	34, too small	2 ft8 smushy	67kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	2 ft13 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Sun 25Oct	42, fair	2 ft12 ssoft	169kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore	32°C

Whiskey point3.9 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

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 intermediate surfers at Whiskey point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	33, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	93kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	163kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	3 ft9 ssoft	168kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	126kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	34, too small	2 ft8 smushy	62kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	2 ft13 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	40, fair	2 ft12 ssoft	169kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Pottuvil, 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).

Places to eat near Pottuvil

Arugambay Paradise Sand0.8 km from the centre
Grandgers Restaurant0.8 km from the centre
Divine Hut0.5 km from the centre
PONO Café0.8 km from the centre
Family Delight1.4 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

Pottuvil, Sri Lanka

About Pottuvil

Staying in Pottuvil

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Places to eat near Pottuvil