Although Ahangama has been known by die-hard surfers for several years it has only just started to get popular with travelers and tourists.

Recently there has been a big influx of surf shops and instructors but it’s still relatively undeveloped vs towns like Midigama or Hiriketyia. Here’s how to navigate rentals and lessons.

Surf shops and rentals

There are not a lot of dedicated surf shops in Ahangama and often people rent boards directly from Ahangama or Kabalana Beach.

If you want to get the best prices or good quality boards these are the best places in town:

• R.D.S Surf School – a locally run surf shop and school located at Sticks Surf Spot that offers a number of foamies, funboards, and performance boards. Typically they offer slightly older boards at a cheap price.

• Marshmallow Surf School – a locally run rental business on the beach at Marshmallow Surf Spot. They offer new epoxy funboards at reasonable prices.

• Kabalana Beach – there are many locals renting a whole range of boards for all different prices typically per session or for the day. It’s best to walk around and negotiate here. 

• Ceylon Sliders – a foreign-owned business renting brand new but expensive boards on Ahangama Beach.

Prices can change wildly depending on where you get them and for how long.

Typical prices:

Board Short Term Long Term

Soft Top $3 – 6 per hour $4 – 5 per day

Epoxy Funboard $3 – 6 per hour $4 – 8 per day

Performance & $5 – 10 per hour $5 – 15 per day

Longboard

Our personal recommendation for rentals is to head out of town and go to

Midigama where there are more options and better prices. We have used Indika Surf Shop many times, they’re the best!

Where to fix a surfboard

There are no surf shops in Ahangama that fix boards. If you have a little run-in with the rocks or you pick up a ding you should head to Indika Surf Shop in Midigama, they are one of the best at fixing boards on the South Coast.