Sri Lanka - where the surf is our neighbor

Sri Lanka’s coastline offers a wide variety of surf, making it accessible to surfers of all abilities. Come and join us to surf in warm water under the sun, surrounded by palm trees and good people. 

Our surf coaches are ISA qualified, offering high end instruction and coaching, working in low ratio sessions specifically suited for individual surfing abilities. Before you come and join us please make sure to read through our Surf Ability Guide (Scroll down) and let us know which level you’re at to help us give you the best possible coaching. 

Beginner-Intermediate Lesson:

These lessons run at Weligama, a fun and friendly beach break perfect for white water and small green waves. Lessons are 2 hours and include on land and in water coaching, board hire and transport to the beach. 

Surf Guiding:

Are you a free surfer looking to explore the spots and surf the best waves on offer?

Combining local knowledge with experience, our surf guides will select the best waves suited for your ability and wave preference. You will be given an introduction about the break, showing you where and how to enter and exit the water safely, identifying any dangers such as rips or submerged rocks. Sessions are 1-2 hours with board hire and Tuk Tuk ride included if necessary.

What should you book?

Levels 0-1-6: Beginner-Intermediate Lesson 

Level 7-13: Surf Guiding

Price List:

Beginner Lesson: $30

Surf Guiding: $35

• Surf Ability Guide

  This surf scale will help us give you the best possible coaching and keep you safe in the water. Please read all levels carefully, you are only a level if you can confidently complete all previous levels too. Your grade may change over your sessions with us, the more honest you are with your level now, the easier it will be for us to help you improve your skills. 

  0-1: You are a complete beginner or have tried surfing a couple of times and are working on standing up in white water.

  1: Without assistance you can catch a broken/ white water wave and stand on the board in control for 3 seconds or more.

  2: You can make turns both left and right on broken/ white water waves with control.

  3: You are starting to surf “out back” but need assistance to paddle out and catch unbroken waves, riding straight to the beach.

  4: You can paddle out unassisted in friendly suitable conditions and are catching unbroken waves, riding straight to the beach.

  5: You are starting to make turns down the line to surf the unbroken clean face of the wave.

  6: In friendly suitable conditions you catch 8 out of 10 waves that you paddle for. You can turn both left and right, surfing the unbroken clean face of the wave. You understand and apply surf etiquette in and out of the water.

  7: In more powerful waves up to shoulder high you can make a bottom turn in both directions to surf the clean face of the wave successfully on 8 out of 10 waves that you paddle for. You need assistance paddling out, catching and reading the direction of the waves.

  (With levels 8-12 it’s ok if you still need some guidance understanding new waves and paddling out safely) 

  8: You can complete level 7 without any assistance. You are able to find the peak and read the waves correctly, confidently taking both lefts and rights.

  9: You are progressing from surfing straight down the line to starting to compress and extend to generate speed and find flow. You end your ride correctly, kicking out or turning to the beach.

  10: You have an understanding of positioning on waves and are utilising turns to allow you to surf the pocket.

  11: You are starting to perform more critical top/ bottoms turns, making cutbacks and walking the board (for longboarding) allowing you to maximise your ride. 

  
  12: You take off on steep waves, angling your take off and can make a bottom turn with spray. You are starting to add in new manoeuvres i.e re-entry/ floaters/ nose riding 

  13: You are a competent surfer with individual style, working on fine tuning your advanced skills, maybe for competition.  

  14: Time for you to teach us!
  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

Pro tip!
Check with your airline for board size restrictions before your trip. If it's hassle for you to bring your board, you can always rent one from us.
Don't be a hero! In this tropical and humid environment, bacteria thrives, cuts take ages to heal, and are even prone to infection. If something happens, make sure to ask our staff for the first aid kit. If you get lucky and only the board shows signs of damage, then bring it to us and we'll see what we can do. Small dings can take us less than a few hours to repair, so you can be ready and set to go for another surf!