Surf up in arugam bay

              Tourist  Attraction in  

                                             Arugam Bay

Arugam Bay surf beach is located 314 km from Colombo and 2.3 km south of the small town of Pottuvil in the Ampara district which belongs to the Dry Zone along the South  East coast of SRI LANKA......

Arugam Bay beach is a wide sweeping sandy beach in front the village of Arugam Bay and is an attraction for surfing and swimming all year round.  The Arugam Bay beach consists of coral reef which is home to an abundance of tropical fish and is a delightful snorkelling paradise. Although you can surf here all year round, the most favoured season is from April to October with the average height of waves being 1.5 to 2.5 meters..

The Arugam Bay territory is known for its quality surf breaks. Arugam Bay has a decent neighbourhood surf scene and is home to some of sri lanka's most gifted surfers and lately surfers from Arugam Bay have ruled national competitions.

The first international surfing competition in this bay was held in mid 2010..

Tourism in Arugam Bay is over whelmed by surf tourism on account of a few quality breaks in the Zone; however visitors are like wise pulled in by the neighborhood shorelines tidal ponds, note worthy sanctuaries and the adjacent Kumana national park..

The Kumana national park which is adjacent to the bag is one of the main tourist's attraction places of the entire area. Lahugala kitulana national park is one of the smallest national parks in sri lanka, but despite its diminutive size( 1554 hectares) the park is an important habitat for elephants and endemic birds including the sri lanka spurfowl and the Red-faced Malkoha. Herds of up to 150 elephants , attracted by the beugrass are a common sight at Lahugala tank (lake) during July and August.

Be over- awed by the flocks of birds that migrate to the Arugam Bay area in the months of November and December.

For Frist-time visitors to Sri lanka, I recommend stieking to this 2 week itinerary instead, even during the 'off ' season along the south coast read for why!!