List of beaches in Sri lanka (559 Beaches)

Sri Lanka boasts an enchanting coastline adorned with a diverse collection of beaches that cater to every beach lover’s desires. From the bustling urban shores of Colombo to the tranquil and palm-fringed beaches of the south, such as Mirissa and Unawatuna, this island nation offers a plethora of coastal treasures.

Head east, and you’ll encounter the untouched, powdery sands of Arugam Bay, a haven for surfers from around the globe. For a taste of history and culture by the sea, visit the ancient city of Galle, where a historic fort stands as a testament to the island’s colonial past.

Venture north to Jaffna to explore the pristine beaches of the Northern Province, or dive into the serene waters of the Eastern Province’s Pasikudah and Nilaveli beaches. Whether you seek vibrant beach parties, water sports, or peaceful relaxation, Sri Lanka’s beaches are a testament to the island’s natural beauty and cultural richness.

Colombo District beaches

1. Crow Island Beach
2. The Beach park ( Colombo Port City )
3. Port City beach
4. Galle face beach
5. Kolpity beach
6. Bambalapitiya Beach
7. Wellawatte Beach
8. Dehiwala Beach
9. Mount Lavinia beach
10. Secret Mount Lavinia Beach ( Galkissa Beach )
11. Rathmalana Beach
12. Angulana Beach
13. Lunawa Beach
14. Moratuwella Beach
15. Koralawella Beach
16. Moratuwa Children’s park beach
17. Modara Beach ( Moratuwa )

Kalutara Districh Beaches

1. Panadura Beach
2. Panadura nalluruwa Beach
3. Pinwatte Beach
4. Thalapitiya Beach
5. Wadduwa Beach
6. Molligoda Beach
7. Pothupitiya Beach
8. Waskaduwa Beach
9. Kalutara Beach
10. Kalutara North Beach
11. Kalido Beach
12. Kalutara City beach
13. Katukurunda Beach
14. Kalamulla Beach
15. Payagala Beach
16. Kudawa Beach
17. Nathu Kanda Beach
18. Uswella Beach
19. Rockland Beach
20. Beruwala Beach
21. Ketchimale beach
22. Moragalla Beach

Galle District beaches

1. Bentota Secret Island beach
2. Bentota Beach
3. Induruwa Beach
4. Maha Induruwa Beach
5. Mahapelena beach kosgoda
6. Swan rock beach
7. Polwatta Beach Kosgoda
8. Naya Adu Gala (නයා ඇඩූ ගල) beach
9. Kosgoda Beach
10. Ahungalla Beach
11. Balapitiya Beach
12. Oruwela Beach
13. Migettuwaththa Beach
14. Mini Park beach Balapitiya
15. Balapitiya Beach ii
16. Berathuduwa beach
17. Sandy Shore Beach
18. Yakka Gala Beach
19. Ambalangoda Beach
20. Urawatta beach
21. Madampe Beach
22. Akurala Beach
23. Crytal Beach
24. Seenigama beach
25. Thota Beach (Moya)
26. Hikkaduwa Beach
27. Hikka Tranz Beach
28. Wewala beach
29. Narigama Beach
30. Thiranagama Beach
31. Dodanduwa Beach
32. Dodanduwa Cliff beach
33. Rathgama beach
34. owakanda beach
35. Rillamba Surf Point & Beach Park
36. Boossa Beach
37. Gintota beach
38. Dadalla beach
39. Mahamodara Beach
40. Galle Fort beach
41. Rajgama Wella beach
42. Beach of Bonavista
43. Jungle Beach Roomassala
44. Unawatuna Beach
45. Dalawella Beach
46. The Ship Rock beach
47. Turtle beach
48. White sand beach
49. Alipowanawala Beach
50. Rock pool Thalpe
51. Heenwella beach
52. Habaraduwa Beach
53. Koggala Beach
54. Stilt fishing Beach park – Koggala
55. Green Beach park
56. Kathaluwa Beach
57. Kabalana beach
58. Ahangama central beach
59. Ahangama Beach
60. Secret beach
61. Goviyapana Beach

Matara district Beaches

1. Bucket Hat beach
2. Midigama Beach
3. Cacao beach
4. Besama Natural Pool, බේසම Beach
5. Coconut Beach
6. Abimanagama Beach
7. Jungle Beach Weligama
8. Weligama Secret Jungle Beach
9. Weligama Fishermans Village Beach
10. Weligama Beach
11. The real secret beach
12. Catamaran fishing boats beach
13. Niyana Wella Beach
14. Secret Beach Mirissa
15. Krisha Beach
16. Mirissa beach
17. Parrot Rock Beach
18. Turtle Beach Mirissa
19. Coconut Tree Hill Beach
20. Thalaramba Beach
21. La piscina Beach
22. Swiss Pool Beach- Kamburugamuwa
23. Depiyassa Gala – දෙපියස්සගල Beach
24. Kamburugamuwa Penguin Beach
25. Kamburugamuwa Beach
26. Madiha Surf Point beach
27. Madiha Beach
28. Love Beach
29. Polhena Beach
30. Old Island Temple beach
31. matara Beach
32. Lakshawaththa Beach
33. SK town beach
34. Wellamadama Surfing Beach
35. Magul wella
36. Madanwella Beach
37. Kaisa Wella Beach
38. Hummana Beach Dondra
39. Devinuwara Beach
40. Hidden Beach Wawwa
41. Secret Beach Wawwa
42. Noonnawella Beach
43. Gandara Beach
44. Talalla Beach
45. Seethagalla Beach
46. පිටිගල ( Pitigala ) Beach
47. Lunukalapuwa Beach
48. Batheegama beach
49. The White wave rock beach
50. Dickwella Bay Beach
51. Dickwella Batheegama Beach
52. Dickwella Beach
53. Longe beach
54. Hiriketiya Beach
55. Nilwella Beach
56. Kudawella Beach

Hambantota District

1. Hummanaya Blow Hole beach
2. Hummanaya Bay Beach
3. Paradise Beach (Morakatiyara)
4. Mawella Beach
5. Hiru beach
6. RRARIS BEACH
7. Kati Corner
8. Unakuruwa Surfing Beach
9. Silent Beach, Tangalle
10. Rocky Point Beach
11. Goyambokka Beach
12. Pallikaduwa Beach
13. Red beach
14. Marakkalagoda
15. Navy Sea View Garden
16. Tangalle Beach
17. Tangalle Swimming beach
18. Oru wella beach
19. Madakatiya beach
20. Harmony Beach
21. Patini Beach Rock
22. Ganesh beach
23. Mangrove Beach
24. Marakolliya Beach
25. Tangalle Beach
26. Rekawa Turtle Beach
27. Rekawa Beach
28. Oruwella beach
29. Rock pool
30. The Rock View
31. Lankavatara beach
32. Kalametiya Beach
33. Lunama beach site
34. Ussangoda Beach
35. Kochchama Beach
36. Godawaya Beach
37. Mirijjawila Beach
38. Kasa Kele Beach
39. Hambantota South Beach
40. Hambantota Point beach
41. Hambantota Beach
42. Red Sand Beach
43. Peacock’s Rock beach
44. Uraniyen beach
45. Nidangala View Point beach
46. Nidangala Beach
47. Kirinda Beach
48. Palatupana Beach
49. Yala Beach
50. Patanangala Beach

Ampara District

1. Bagure sand dunes beach
2. Okanda Beach
3. Deiya Nagapu Gala | Ran Oru Gala beach
4. Panama Beach
5. Peanut Farm Beach
6. Elephant Rock beach
7. Crocodile Rock beach
8. Kudakalliya Beach
9. Arugam Bay Beach
10. Pasarichenai Beach
11. Black Beach Arugembay
12. Arugambe
13. Jalaldeen Square Beach
14. Muhudu Maha Vihara Beach
15. Sand Hill Beach
16. Pottuvil point
17. Kottukal Beach / Pottuvil Point
18. Wadiya beach
19. Whiskey Point Beach
20. Whiskey Beach
21. Komari Beach
22. Sangaman Kanda point beach
23. Thirukkovil Sea Beach View Point
24. Vinayagapuram beach
25. Thambiluvil Beach Park
26. Thambiluvil Beach
27. Sundara Beach
28. Akkarapaththu public beach
29. Akkaraipattu Beach
30. Rahumaniyabath Public Beach
31. Palamunai Beach
32. Oluvil Beach
33. Singarathoopu, Nintavur beach
34. Nintavur Beach
35. Thailand Beach
36. Karaitivu beach
37. Karaithive park beach
38. Sainthamaruthu Beach
39. Kalmunai Arabic Beach Park
40. Kalmunai Beach
41. Pandiruppu beach
42. Maruthamunai Beach Park

Batticaloa District

1. Periyaneelavanai beach
2. Periyakallar Beach
3. Onthachimadam beach
4. Kaluwanchikudy Beach
5. Kaluthavalai Beach
6. cheddipalayam Beach
7. Kurukkalmadam Beach
8. Kirankulam beach
9. Puthukkudiyiruppu Beach
10. Thalankudah Beach
11. Palamunai beach
12. Nadhiya beach kattankudy
13. Kattankudy Beach
14. Kattankudy New Beach
15. Beach, Poonochchimunai
16. Kallady Beach
17. Navaladi Beach
18. Bar Pine Forest beach
19. Madu Beach
20. Savukadi Park beach
21. Savukkady Beach
22. Puna kanda point beach
23. Punnakuda Beach
24. Kaluvankerny Beach
25. Jinna Beach
26. Kalkudah Beach ii
27. Kiran beach
28. Kalkudah Beach
29. Kalkudah Beach
30. Sunrise View Point Kalkudah
31. Pasikuda Beach
32. Passikudah Elephant Stones
33. Elephent rock Passikuda beach
34. Elephant Rock Beach
35. Nasuvantivu beach
36. Kayankerni Coral Reef beach
37. Kayankerny Beach
38. Mavadiodai beach
39. Vakari Beach
40. Panichachankerni Beach
41. Sallitheevu Corel reef
42. Sallathive Beach
43. Vaharai Upparu Barmouth
44. Wakarei Point beach
45. Palchenai Beach
46. Palchenai fishing yard beach
47. Kathiraveli beach
48. Werugal aru beach

Trincomalee District

1. Vinayagar beach
2. Lankapatuna Beach
3. Ilankaithurai Beach 
4. Uppural Beach
5. Heming Rock beach
6. Brown Rock Point beach
7. Coral Point beach
8. Kokkati Beach
9. Kewiliya point beach
10. Soodaikuda Lighthouse beach
11. Norway Point beach
12. Sampur Beach
13. Kadatkaraichchenai beach
14. Upparu Beach Park
15. Kinniya sunrise beach
16. Kinniya Beach
17. Kinniya Beach children park
18. Sinnampillaichenai Beach
19. Marble Beach
20. Sweat Bay
21. Karumalaiyootru Beach
22. Old Gun Point Trincomalee
23. Cod Point reincomalee
24. Yard cove beach
25. Mattikali subra Lagoon park
26. Orr’s Hill Park
27. Orr’s Hill lagoon park
28. Royal gate Orll’s hill
29. Orr’s Hill Park ii
30. Crow Island Trincomalee
31. Powder Island
32. Osternburg Point
33. Elephant Point Beach
34. Green Bay Beach
35. Coral Cove Beach
36. Sandy Cove Beach
37. Governer’s Rock
38. Dawn At Trincomalee Beach Sri Lanka
39. Trincomalee town beach
40. Public Beach Trincomalee
41. Dutch Bay Beach
42. Trincomalee Beach
43. Rock Bunker
44. Fort Fedric Trincomalee
45. Rawana Abyss
46. Lovers Leap
47. Flagstaff Point
48. Back Bay Beach
49. Uppuveli Beach
50. Salli beach
51. Regina Beach
52. Cocunut Point
53. Coral Beach
54. Nilaveli Beach
55. Irrakkakandi Beach
56. Kumpurupiddi Beach
57. Rathugala (Red Rock) beach
58. Uga Jungle’s private beach
59. Kuchchaveli beach
60. Kuchchaveli Samudragiri Pichchamal Viharaya
61. Murugai Rock Beach
62. Boulder Point
63. Pudawaikkattu Naval Beach
64. Arisimale Beach
65. Arisimale beach
66. Pulmoddai Beach

Mullative District

1. Sankamale Rajamaha Vihara
2. Black Sand Beach
3. Kokkilai Beach
4. Old chemmalai beach
5. Nayaru Beach
6. Alampil Beach
7. Mullaitivu Beach
8. Farah Beach
9. Karaiyamullivaikkal Beach
10. Beach Valaiyanmadam
11. Puthumattalan sea
12. Chundikulam Beach

Jaffna District

1. Chundikulam Beach
2. Umiya Beach Chundikulam
3. Fort Pyl or Fort pass Pyl
4. Uduththurai Fishing Beach
5. Maruthankerny beach
6. Maruthankerny Green Beach
7. Thaalayadi Beach
8. Sayansi Beach
9. Kudarappu Light house
10. Nagar Kovil Beach
11. Kandal Kadu Beach
12. Manatkaadu Beach
13. Manalkaadu Sand Hills
14. Moorkkam Beach
15. Palmyra Point Beach
16. Nothern Most Post Box of Sri Lanka, Point Pedro
17. Nothern Palm Pole
18. Point pedro Jetty
19. Inparsiddy Children Park
20. Sakkotei Cape
21. Polikandy SeaShore
22. Urani fountain
23. Reavady children’s park
24. Uthayasooriyan Beach
25. Grand beach childrens park
26. Thondaimanaru Estuary
27. Akkarai Beach
28. Pebals Beach
29. Kankesanthurai Viewpoint
30. KKS Beach
31. KKS Harbour
32. Keeramalei Pond
33. Senthankulam Beach
34. Ilavalai Light House
35. Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine – Mathagal, Mathagal Road
36. Dambakola Patuna Sangamitta Temple
37. Mathagal Beach
38. Casurina Point
39. Casurina Beach
40. New Casuarina Beach
41. Karainagar Light House
42. Kovalam Beach
43. White Sandy Beach
44. Fort hammenhill
45. Araly Point
46. Araly palam bys stand
47. Valukkai Aaru Bridge – Araly
48. Kakkaitivu Fish Market
49. Pannai Park
50. General Denzil Kobbekaduwa Memorial
51. Kayts Ferry
52. Kayts Island Fort
53. Kayts to Analaitivu/ Eluvaitivu Ferry
54. Nagammal kovil beach
55. Temple Point pungudutheevu
56. Īccā muṉai
57. Kaluthaipiddy port
58. Baobab tree beach
59. Puliyady Port
60. Kurikaadduwan Jetty (Nainathivu Ferry)
61. Kurikadduwan Beach
62. Pungudutivu Lighthouse bech
63. Chatti point beach
64. Chaddy Beach
65. Mandathivu Beach
66. Sundaram Beach
67. Jaffna Fort front park Beach
68. Gurunagar Fishing Harbour
69. Ariyalai East Beach
70. Neithal Park
71. Sangupiddi Bridge View Point
72. Arukuveli Beach
73. Yokarasa Beach

Killinochchi District

1. Commar point leisure beach junction
2. Kal Munai Old Survey Tower
3. Kallady Beach, Poonagary
4. Commar Point Leisure Beach
5. Palk way beach
6. Pallikuda Beach
7. Wannakanveli Beach
8. Mandaikal Aru Sea mouth Beach
9. Devil’s Point beach
10. Valaippaadu Beach
11. Kiranchi Beach
12. Nochimuna Beach

Mannar District

1. Thevampiddy Beach
2. Mannar Fort
3. Erukkalampiddy beach
4. Erukkalampiddy Mangroves Reserve beach
5. Erukkalampiddy Dutch Light House
6. Lourthu Madha Park
7. Pesalai Beach
8. Talaimannar Pier Beach
9. Talaimannar Beach
10. Thalaimannar Islands View Point
11. Rama Sethu floating Bridge beach
12. Nadukudah beach
13. Oluthudai Beach
14. Thalvupadu Beach
15. Keeri Beach
16. South Bar beach
17. Vankalei Beach
18. Aruviyanaru Beach
19. Arippu fishing place
20. Vellimalai beach
21. Kalimannodai Beach
22. Chilavathurai Beach
23. Silawathurei Bech
24. Kallaru Forest Reserve beach
25. Karadikkuly beach side
26. Mullikulam Beach
27. Modaragam Aru Beach
28. Kudiramalai cape beach
29. Palugahathurei Fishing Point
30. Kallodai Beach
31. Mangrove beach
32. Colombo Face Beach
33. Puttalam Beach Park
34. Kalmunai Point beach puthlam
35. Uchchamunai Fishing Point beach
36. Uchumunei Beach
37. Kalpitiya Beach
38. Kudawa Beach view point
39. Kandakuliya Public Beach
40. Turtle Watching point beach
41. Turtle Beach Kappalady
42. Thalawila Beach
43. Colony Beach
44. Alankuda Sunset Beach
45. Alankuda Beach
46. Alankuda Casuarina Beach
47. Thoduwawa fishing beach
48. Thoduwa Beach
49. Pallivasalpadu Beach
50. Sinnapadu Beach
51. Deep beach park
52. Paripadu Beach
53. Udappu Beach
54. Muthupanthiya beach
55. Deduru oya estuary beach
56. Chilaw Sand Spits beach
57. Chilaw Beach Park
58. Thoduwawa Childrens Park
59. Iranawila Beach
60. Thoduwawa beach
61. Golden beach
62. Local Fishing Spot beach Marawila
63. Golden Beach of Marawila
64. Marawila Beach
65. Mudukatuwa break water/mini harbour
66. Katuneriya Beach
67. Ulhitiyawa Beach
68. Keyon beach
69. Nainamadama Beach
70. Wellamankaraya Beach
71. Pol Waththa Beach
72. Velankanni Beach
73. Waikkala Beach
74. Kammalthura Moya

Gampaha District

1. Moya Beach
2. Marvel Beach, Poruthota
3. Poruthota beach
4. Negombo Little Beach (Sailing Ships)
5. Negombo Beach
6. Ettukala Beach
7. Browns Beach, Negombo
8. Katamaran Beach
9. Sea Street Beach
10. Kamachchoda Beach
11. Cross Tree Beach Park
12. Morawala Beach
13. Moore wala
14. Dungalpitiya Beach
15. Seththappaduwa Beach
16. Natural Stone Beach Park – Seththappaduwa
17. Seththapaduwa holiday Beach
18. Sarakkuwa Beach
19. Pamunugama Beach
20. Bopitiya Beach
21. Uswetakeiyawa beach
22. UK Beach
23. Wattala beach
24. Besama Beach
25. Preethipura Beach
26. Prithipura Beach