Kirinda is a small but beautiful village on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, 10 km south of Tissa & close to Kataragama. It has a beautiful beach and a Buddhist shrine built on a huge round rock. The area is also close to the Great and Little Basses reefs which provide some of the most spectacular scuba diving in the country. Kirinda offer a decent beachbreak in the right conditions. The banks need an occasional stir to bring them to life. Typically this comes after some heavy rain, the runoff cuts a nice bank but also brings a fair bit of pollution from the built up area around it.
With such an atmosphere, Kirinda is the appropriate setting of one of those popular legends that constitute early Sri Lankan history. In the 2nd century BC, a king by the name of Devanampiyatissa reigned over the west of the island from his capital at Kelaniya. Devanampiyatissa suspected a monk of being involved in an intrigue between the Queen and his brother. When the king had this monk put to death in a cauldron of boiling oil, both his ministers and subjects were horrified. Furthermore, the gods were annoyed and caused the ocean to flood the land.
Surf spot quality
Wave quality – Poor Experience – Beginner & Intermediate Frequency – Low
Access
Distance – 5.75 hrs from the main airport Public access – Yes
Wave
Type – Beach break
Direction – Right Bottom – Sand Power – Medium Good day length – 150m
Danger
Rock – Yes Urchins – No Localism – No
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