Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Arugam, Sri Lanka

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Year-end break in Sri Lanka

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Off-season shutdown (1 nov – 31 mrt)

Druk — February break in Sri Lanka, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Off-season shutdown (1 nov – 31 mrt)

Druk — February break in Sri Lanka, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Off-season shutdown (1 nov – 31 mrt)

Topdrukte — Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Surf season

• Natuur

  Kumana waterbird season

  1 apr – 31 jul · meestalVogelseizoen

  The mangrove swamp at Kumana, an hour down the coast, takes in tens of thousands of migrating waterbirds through these months. Jeeps leave from Panama before dawn, and the birds, not the elephants, are the reason to go. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Sinhala and Tamil New Year

  13–16 aprNationale feestdagSluitingen

  Avurudu closes shops and stops buses across the country for several days, and most of the town's Sri Lankan staff go home for it. Guesthouses stay open; half the kitchens do not. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Surf season

  15 apr – 15 okt · meestalDruk

  The south-west wind blows offshore on this coast for half the year, and Main Point holds a long right that beginners and everyone else have to share. The whole strip of board hire, bars and guesthouses exists for these months only.

Druk — Surf season, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Kumana waterbird season (1 apr – 31 jul (meestal)), Surf season (15 apr – 15 okt (meestal))

Druk — Surf season, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Kumana waterbird season (1 apr – 31 jul (meestal)), Surf season (15 apr – 15 okt (meestal))

Druk — Surf season, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Kumana waterbird season (1 apr – 31 jul (meestal)), Surf season (15 apr – 15 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Surf season, August break in Sri Lanka

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Surf season (15 apr – 15 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Surf season, SFSL surf championship leg

• Festival

  SFSL surf championship leg

  5–20 sep · meestalSportevenementDruk

  The national federation runs its Arugam Bay series at Main Point over three days, which is the one stretch of the season the lineup is closed to everyone else and there is a crowd on the sand watching it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Surf season (15 apr – 15 okt (meestal))

Druk — Surf season, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Surf season (15 apr – 15 okt (meestal))

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Seizoen

  Off-season shutdown

  1 nov – 31 mrtSluitingen

  The wind swings onshore, the swell goes flat and most of the strip boards up and moves to the south coast for the winter. What is left is a handful of guesthouses, the fishing boats and an empty beach.

Druk — Year-end break in Sri Lanka, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Off-season shutdown (1 nov – 31 mrt)