At the tail end of Sri Lanka’s East Coast season, I took a gamble and made the tenhour journey from Colombo to sample some of Sri Lanka’s best waves. Arugam has a reputation as one of the more userfriendly “worldclass” waves, but what’s it like to actually surf? Here’s everything you need to know and more. Enjoy :)

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