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Peanuts Farm, Sri Lanka

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Also within 20 km of Arugam Bay

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Arugam Bay, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Peanuts Farm

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (87°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (267°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 56). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Arugam Bay, 6.9 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 34 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BTC, changing at Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB).

    See flights ORD → BTC · Skyscanner from about £800 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 25 from the airport to Peanuts Farm.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Arugam BayAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Arugam Bay · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Arugam Bay · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct123 ft9 ssoft97kJ31°C
Mon 19Oct153 ft9 ssoft122kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct173 ft10 ssoft154kJ30°C
Wed 21Oct163 ft10 ssoft153kJ31°C
Thu 22Oct153 ft9 ssoft95kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct112 ft7 smushy42kJ31°C
Sat 24Oct152 ft13 scrumbling173kJ31°C
Sun 25Oct152 ft12 scrumbling149kJ32°C
Mon 26Oct153 ft10 scrumbling127kJ31°C
Tue 27Oct112 ft8 smushy51kJ29°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to BTC, changing at DXB and CMB, then 3h 25 by road. About 34h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to BTC, changing at DXB and CMB, then 3h 25 by road. About 34h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Arugam Bay each day: Arugam Bay, Elephant rock, Peanuts Farm.

The trip from Arugam Bay, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,040–£2,075 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BTC, estimated from distance and season, changing at DXB and CMB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£800–£1,655
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£30–£55
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£75–£125
Food7 days eating out£70–£125
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£30–£50
Total£1,040–£2,075

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Arugam Bay

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

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