Sri Lanka’s surf capital and east coast soul – a legendary point break town on the southeastern shore that draws wave-riders from around the world between May and October and carries a low-key, bohemian coastal energy throughout the year. Beyond surfing, ‘A-Bay’ is one of the island’s most atmospheric beach destinations, with the extraordinary birdlife of Kumana National Park just to the south and the kind of easy, time-suspended coastal character that makes it genuinely difficult to leave.