On the surf front Midigama has some quite decent waves in its own right that are within 2km of the guesthouse. You can walk but a tuk-tuk is better and Judy is a laugh when he gets going about the Colombo-Matara bus.

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Plantations is 2km east you can't miss it. Dead easy entry into the water and after a few weeks surfing the 28°C water will start feeling chilly during those dawn sessions. You don't need to be an expert here and it is over a sand rock bottom, the peak hardly shifts.

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You even get a choice of lefts and rights on the main peak and if it looks crowded 100 meters further up the coast is another left which is un-crowded if not un-ridden.

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Just in case you don't like going left there are some rights here as well. The ship is an optional extra and just in case you thought it wasn't crowded his mate wanted to be in the picture as well. Duck diving is not essential but it does help big time.

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Lazy Lefts is at the bridge in Midigama 1km from the guest house. It is beside what is left of Hilton's guest house after the Tsunami. The wave is as it says a lazy wave and can on its day chuck out on the peak but on this occasion I didn't get any pictures of it since I was in there. So here are some empty shots of the wave on a lesser day. It also has a brother which is a right hander 100 yards back towards the guesthouse and can be a long right. One word of note there is a rip at the paddle out which drags you away from the rocks which look the shortest paddle to the peak. Don't worry just don't try to paddle back towards the rocks, head towards the peak and a little to the right of the line up so you stay out of the way during your paddle out.

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Finally Midigama has a wave for the die hard that like fast suck waves that will almost certainly provide cover ups on a daily basis. It has lefts and rights and is known as Rams. Easy access again but gets quite shallow right after the take off. It is a fast wave and does require commitment or you will get nailed by late drops. Probably the least busy of the waves in the area since it is not recommended for beginners.

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A very mellow wave can be found in Welligama and is great for beginners with an easy paddle out even when it gets bigger. On its day will work to double over head but it all depends on the sets. If the set comes in from the left or right as you look out to sea it will work. If it comes into the middle of the bay it will be bigger but tends to close out. This is a beach break and is favoured by long boarders but if you snag any of the bigger