When the south-west coast goes flat and rainy, Sri Lanka's surf migrates east to Arugam Bay — a single sandy street of surf camps, rotti shacks and juice stands beside one of Asia's great right-hand point breaks. Main Point suits the confident; Whiskey Point and Peanut Farm, a tuk-tuk ride away, coach absolute beginners kindly. Elephants sometimes amble past the lagoon at dusk. The season runs May to September, the mirror image of Ahangama's.
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