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Pottuvil. Photo: Aldshakya, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Pottuvil

Surf town · Sri Lanka

Score a trip to Pottuvil

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Beds: 27 places

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27 places to stay within 2 km.

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Spots near here: 8 surf spots

Surf · this week

  • Arugam Bay · about 5 min by car · stays in Arugam Bay

    61 out of 100
  • Pottuvil Point · about 5 min by car

    61 out of 100
  • Whiskey point · about 10 min by car

    56 out of 100
  • Gaza Strip · about 5 min by car

    53 out of 100
  • Elephant rock · about 15 min by car · stays in Pottuville

    48 out of 100
  • Panama Surf Spot · about 25 min by car · stays in Arugam Bay

    46 out of 100
  • Okanda · about 45 min by car · stays in Arugam Bay

    37 out of 100
  • Peanuts Farm · about 20 min by car · stays in Arugam Bay

    33 out of 100

Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Pottuvil.

Places to eat

5 near Pottuvil

Places to eat near Pottuvil

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Map

the town and every place near it

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 30 km from Pottuvil.

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Photos of Pottuvil

Eastern beach
Photo: Aldshakya, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Pottuvil

where it is, what is near

Pottuvil is a town in Ampara District, Sri Lanka.

From Pottuvil you can reach 8 surf spots.

The nearest is Pottuvil Point, a surf spot 2 km from the centre.

Overture lists 27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

The nearest airport is Batticaloa International Airport (BTC), 94 km away.

In Ampara District · Næ̆gĕnahira paḷāta · Sri Lanka

  • 27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Batticaloa International Airport (BTC), 94 km, Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), 102 km, Koggala Airport (KCT), 193 km

Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).