Sri Lanka’s quintessential beginner surf town – a wide, gently curving bay with warm, forgiving waves and one of the most welcoming coastal atmospheres on the south coast, home to good surf schools, a relaxed cafe scene, and the iconic stilt fishermen whose silhouettes above the surf have become one of the most recognised images of the entire island. Weligama is also the nearest beach town to Cape Weligama, one of Sri Lanka’s most celebrated luxury clifftop retreats.