Arugam Bay

8 breaks on the roster, reading 3 ocean cells.

8 breaks33 years of swell measured

Overview

8 breaks on the roster, reading 3 ocean cells.

Arugam Bay

Photo: Beach of Arugam Bay · Dennis Sylvester Hurd · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Roster and ocean statistics read from Supabase on 5 Nov 2026 · scores read from production’s ranked view, generated 20 Aug 2026 · Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information · Places near the breaks © OpenStreetMap contributors, 5 Nov 2026.

Your trip

Arugam Bay
Nov 18 – 25

Change

7 nights · November, flexible · from Tel Aviv

Typical for these dates

Swell at sea · Nov

0.7 – 1.3 m

Neither among the biggest nor the smallest months here.

Water · Nov

28 – 30°C

Boardshorts. Nobody wears rubber here.

The middle 80% of 33 years of readings at the ocean cell 18 km offshore. Size at sea, not a score — the sources are under Conditions.

Surf Match · not scored yetWhy?

We don’t know yet what size of swell works at any of the 8 breaks here, and a score can’t be worked out without it. It has to be checked by someone who knows the breaks — we won’t guess it.

FlightFly into Batticaloa (BTC)98 km from Arugam Bay, straight line · flight times from TLV not measured yet

Then compare its prices for Nov 18 – 25, provider by provider.

Nothing is booked on this page — prices open on the partner site with your dates filled in, and listed rates are not quotes.

At a glance · November

Swell

0.7 – 1.3 m

Primary swell, p10 to p90 offshore · 7,920 readings.

Glassy or no wind sea

78%

Of Nov readings at the cell, 33 years.

Water

28 – 30°C

20°C32°C

Boardshorts. Nobody wears rubber here. The middle 80% of Nov days, 1993–2025.

Season

—

The season isn’t measured here yet.

On land in November · days 27 – 30°C, nights around 26°C · one of the three wettest months here.

Typical for these dates

Swell: climatology · 1993 – May 2026 · Copernicus Marine + ERA5 · regional ocean cell, not a forecast. Water: NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1993–2025, at the ocean cell. On land: NASA POWER, a ~50 km reanalysis of 1993–2025 — the coast’s broad climate, not a weather station.

The wave

8 breaks on the roster, reading 3 ocean cells.

Breaks on the roster

Breaks we know of at this hub

Curated

0 of 8

Hold a wave profile from a guide

Scored

0 of 8

Hold a Surf Score

Ocean cell

18 km offshore, read by 6 of the 8 breaks here · the rest read 2 other cells

Nearest airport

BTC · Batticaloa, 98 km

Scheduled flights · straight line from the hub, not a drive

Next airport

RML · Colombo, 215 km

Scheduled flights · straight line from the hub, not a drive

Roster and ocean statistics read from Supabase on 5 Nov 2026 · scores read from production’s ranked view, generated 20 Aug 2026 · Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information

When to go

Thirty-three years of mornings

Every month at the ocean cell offshore: the middle 80% of 33 years of primary-swell readings, and the median — size at sea, not how good the mornings were.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

November· 0.7 – 1.3 m offshore

Median primary swell 1.0 m, at about 8 s; the wind sea was glassy or absent on 78% of 7,920 readings across 33 Novs.

The band holds the middle 80% of primary-swell readings at the ocean cell 18 km offshore (p10 to p90), the line the median. It is size at sea, not quality at the break — wind, tide and each break’s own shape are not in it. Read by 6 of the 8 breaks at Arugam Bay.

Typical for these datesFrom 33 yrs· 31 May 20261993 – May 2026 · Copernicus Marine GLOBAL_MULTIYEAR_WAV_001_032 · monthly summaries per ocean cell · Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information

NOT SCORED

No break at Arugam Bay is scored yet

A score needs three things for each break: the size of swell that works there, the directions it can come from, and its period — and it can’t run without the size. Of the 8 breaks here, we know the size for 0, the direction for 5 and the period for 5. Each break below shows what we know.

The ocean cell in November

7,920 readings · 6 breaks read it

0.7 – 1.3 m

Primary swell height · p10 to p90 offshore

1.0 – 2.5 m

Median to the biggest reading

8.3 s

Median period · p90 10.4 s

78%

Of readings with wind sea glassy or absent

Swell direction · 149° to 178°

Swell arrives from 149° to 178° (median 164°), spread 25°. Completeness 100%, 110,880 of 110,880 values, confidence high. Satellite-assimilated years only: 70% altimeter, 12% + Sentinel-1 SAR, 18% + CFOSAT.

From 33 yrs · 31 May 2026This is the ocean off Arugam Bay in November. It is not yet any one break in November — that needs the break’s own profile. Measured 5 Nov 2026 · Copernicus Marine WAVERYS, 1993 – May 2026.

Breaks

8 breaks, and which are yours

Tell us your level and each break says whether it is yours.

From surfers who surf here

Local knowledge

No local tips yet

Surf Arugam Bay? Tell a visitor one thing.

Tips here are written by surfers who live here — named, dated, never generated. Until someone sends one, this stays empty rather than filled with a guess.

I surf here — send a tip

2Step 2 · Where to stay

Choose your stay

No stays with a price to show for Nov 18 – 25

Live prices could not be fetched just now. Each provider still opens with your dates and shows its price there.

Change the dates

Beyond the lineup

Afternoons and evenings

Photo Alexey Komarov· CC BY-SA 4.0Magul Maha ViharayaRuins · 11.4 km from Baby PointMagul Maha Viharaya is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Lahugala, Ampara District of Sri Lanka. The temple lies on the northern edge of the Lahugala National Park, about 22 km off from Siyambalanduwa town and about 11 km off Pottuvil town.Wikipedia Map

Lahugala Kitulana National ParkNational park · 13.8 km from Whisky PointLahugala Kitulana National Park is one of the smallest national parks in Sri Lanka. Despite its land area, the park is an important habitat for Sri Lankan elephant and endemic birds of Sri Lanka.Wikipedia Map

Eco Tourism Center UraniSight · 1.8 km from Whisky PointOpenStreetMap holds its name and position, nothing more yet — no hours, phone or website.Mapped on OpenStreetMap · not reviewed or ranked by us.Map

Mambo'sRestaurant · 50 m from Baby PointOpenStreetMap holds its name and position, nothing more yet — no hours, phone or website.Mapped on OpenStreetMap · not reviewed or ranked by us.Map

Ocean vibeRestaurant · 100 m from Baby PointOpenStreetMap holds its name and position, nothing more yet — no hours, phone or website.Mapped on OpenStreetMap · not reviewed or ranked by us.Map

Siripala's PlaceBar · 100 m from Baby PointOpening times not mapped — check locally.Phone +94 77 775 7450Mapped on OpenStreetMap · not reviewed or ranked by us.Call Map

The HangoutRestaurant · 150 m from Baby PointOpenStreetMap holds its name and position, nothing more yet — no hours, phone or website.Mapped on OpenStreetMap · not reviewed or ranked by us.Map

Samanthi's RestaurantRestaurant · 200 m from Baby PointOpenStreetMap holds its name and position, nothing more yet — no hours, phone or website.Mapped on OpenStreetMap · not reviewed or ranked by us.Map

Sights within reach are places OpenStreetMap maps as a temple, fort, museum, park and the like, each matched to its English Wikipedia article by name and position; the words are the article’s opening lines, shortened (CC BY-SA 4.0), read 4 Nov 2026. Surf shops, viewpoints and places to eat near the breaks are as mapped on OpenStreetMap (5 Nov 2026). © OpenStreetMap contributors. Photos are credited on each card and on the licences page. Not reviewed, rated or ranked by us; nearest first, distances are straight lines. Find tours opens a search for tours at that sight on our tours partner’s site, in a new tab — we do not hold their tours or prices.

We may earn a commission when you book through these links — it never changes your price.