It is happy to state that surfing is a popular water sport. Accordingly the Australian surfers and Americans discovered the challenges of Hikkaduwa,Arugambay beaches and including Kite surfing.
Coast line comprised of beaches arrow - straight or curved with - in-rocky beaches characterized by silvary white sand and sea weed leaning shade giving coconut palms on the west. Negambo, Mount lavinia, Bentota and Hikkaduwa on the south coast line including Unawatuna are voted one of the 10 best beaches in the world by the discovery channel. Weligama, Mirissa, and Thangalle on the North West coast Nilaweli, Passikudah, Kalkudhah, and Arugambay listed as one of the top 10 surfing beaches.
There are a dozen of the islands' finest beach destinations.A bonous is that climate wise, Sri Lanka is a convenient thought the year and destination as it experiences two monsoons that occur in opposite half of the island at different times.