Surfing travel in Matara

A calm, reef-protected lagoon beach just southwest of Matara town, popular for safe swimming and snorkelling.

A wide, gently curving bay just west of Mirissa, known for beginner-friendly surf and the famous stilt fishermen of the south coast.

Sri Lanka's premier whale-watching launch point, where dawn boats head into deep water off the south coast to find blue and sperm whales.