Arugam Bay is Sri Lanka's surf capital, and My Soul sits minutes from its crown jewel. Main Point - a long, reeling right-hand point break - is a two-minute walk away, working best from May to October with clean morning offshores. Dawn patrol here means paddling out as the sky turns rose-gold and sharing glassy walls with a handful of others.

When you want variety, Peanut Farm offers two softer peaks through lush green headlands - perfect for progressing surfers - while Whisky Point, twenty minutes north, delivers playful, forgiving waves ideal for longboard days and first green waves. Board rental and wax are sorted in the village, and our team points you to the right break for the day's swell, tide and wind.

When the east coast sea settles between May and September, the water off Arugam Bay turns glass-clear - thirty metres of visibility over coral gardens and rocky reefs. Shallow sites suit first dives and refreshers; deeper ledges hold turtles, rays, reef sharks and clouds of fusiliers.

For wreck divers, the coastline hides a quiet treasure: the SS British Sergeant and other wartime wrecks resting in blue water off nearby Passikudah, reachable on day trips we help arrange through certified local dive centres.