Surf School

Surf Camp & Lessons
on Weligama Bay.

Weekly beginner and intermediate packages, video coaching and board rental - with the bay a five-minute walk from your bed.

Walking into the water at Weligama Bay with a surfboard

How much are surf lessons and packages in Weligama?

Beginner Surf Week is $149 / week (5 × 90-min group lessons). Intermediate Coaching is $189 / week (4 × coached sessions). Board Rental is from $5 / half-day (Soft-tops to shortboards).

When is the surf season in Weligama? The south coast works best from November to April, with clean, gentle waves ideal for learning. Weligama Bay is surfable almost year-round though - summer just brings more onshore wind.

Surf Packages

Lessons, Coaching & Boards

ISA-certified local instructors, small groups and boards for every level - hostel guests get 20% off everything.

Beginner Surf Week
Beginner
$149 / week

Beginner Surf Week

Five morning lessons on Weligama Bay’s forgiving sandy-bottom beach break.

  • 5 × 90-min group lessons
  • Board & rash vest all week
  • ISA-certified instructors
  • Video debrief on day 5
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Intermediate Coaching
Intermediate
$189 / week

Intermediate Coaching

Video-analysis coaching to fix your pop-up, trim and turns on green waves.

  • 4 × coached sessions
  • Daily video analysis
  • Guided trips to Lazy Left
  • Surf theory evening
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Board Rental
All levels
from $5 / half-day

Board Rental

Softtops, funboards and shortboards, waxed and ready under the board rack.

  • Soft-tops to shortboards
  • Free wax & leash
  • Swap boards anytime
  • Free rack storage for guests
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Surf Spots Nearby

A Wave for Every Level, Minutes Away.

Weligama sits in the middle of Sri Lanka's south-coast surf strip. Progress from the bay to reef points as your surfing grows - our instructors will tell you when you're ready.

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Weligama Bay

Beginner
On your doorstep

A 2 km sandy-bottom beach break - the best learning wave in Sri Lanka.

Lazy Left & Lazy Right

Intermediate
10 min by tuk-tuk

Mellow reef points at Midigama with long, peeling shoulders.

Mirissa

All levels
15 min by tuk-tuk

Fun beach and point waves, plus whale watching in season.

Coconut Point

Intermediate
12 min by tuk-tuk

A playful right-hander wrapping around a palm-backed reef.