Overview

Kitesurf

Arugam Point is the famous surf point at the southern end of Arugam Bay on Sri Lanka's east coast in Eastern Province. The point faces south-southeast and is primarily known as one of the world's best right-hand point breaks for surfing.

An advanced spot - kiting here requires caution due to heavy surf traffic. The point break creates powerful waves that are primarily a surf domain. If kitesurfing, stay well clear of the surf lineup. Strong currents around the point. Rocky bottom near the point with sandy areas further out. Only attempt in favorable conditions with offshore or side-shore kite wind. Priority goes to surfers.

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Spot forecast for Arugam Point

Sunrise 05:49 · Sunset 17:45

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.9 km from the spot.

Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:17 · 0.3 m Low tide 09:29 · 0.1 m High tide 15:35 · 0.2 m Low tide 20:32 · 0.1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:18 · 0.3 m Low tide 09:43 · 0.1 m High tide 15:57 · 0.2 m Low tide 20:59 · 0.1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:18 · 0.3 m Low tide 10:00 · 0.1 m High tide 16:23 · 0.2 m Low tide 21:30 · 0.1 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:30 · 0.3 m Low tide 10:22 · 0.1 m High tide 16:55 · 0.2 m Low tide 22:06 · 0.2 m
Sunday 25 October High tide 03:52 · 0.3 m Low tide 10:50 · 0.1 m High tide 17:35 · 0.3 m Low tide 22:48 · 0.2 m

Arugam Point: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

266h

in January · 29 rideable days

The season runs from December to March, peaking in January: 25 rideable days a month and 266 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is May, at 0.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 96%13-20 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 96% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 28 °C. The wettest month is November, with 477 mm.

Monthly averages: Arugam Point

Monthly averages — Arugam Point — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	29.0	266 h	28 °C	312 mm
February	27.0	290 h	30 °C	82 mm
March	23.0	161 h	30 °C	108 mm
April	6.0	29 h	31 °C	163 mm
May	0.5	2 h	33 °C	109 mm
June	0.5	3 h	35 °C	40 mm
July	3.5	11 h	35 °C	67 mm
August	1.0	5 h	34 °C	88 mm
September	1.5	11 h	35 °C	113 mm
October	2.5	11 h	32 °C	240 mm
November	8.5	38 h	29 °C	477 mm
December	19.0	137 h	29 °C	224 mm

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Technical details of Arugam Point spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

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