Hikkaduwa Beach with surfer and palm trees along the southwest coast
BREAK OFF THE REEFPhoto by Croyde Bay on Unsplash20 km north of Galle

SURF BEACH · MARINE SANCTUARY

The Reef and the Sand

Hikkaduwa Beach · Southern Coast

Visit

Half-day

Best

Nov–April

Region

Southern Coast

The reef sits close enough to the beach that you can swim out and snorkel over live coral without needing a boat.

A 4-km stretch of beach on the southwest coast with a fringing coral reef inside a designated marine sanctuary. The main break works for beginner and intermediate surfers, and the reef sections in front of the sanctuary are shallow enough to snorkel from shore.

Half-dayNov–AprilSouthern Coast
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