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Discover Pottuvil
Pottuvil in Eastern Province is a place in Sri Lanka about 136 mi (or 219 km) east of Colombo, the country's capital city.
Current time in Pottuvil is now 12:33 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Colombo with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports near Pottuvil, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Sri Lanka is Arugam Bay SPB in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Sri Lanka is Central Highlands of Sri Lanka in a distance of 81 mi (or 130 km), North-West. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Badulla, Kandy, Ratnapura, Kurunegala and Trincomalee. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 32°C / 89 °F
Morning Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
Evening Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
Night Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 12% |
Air Humidity | 58% |
Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 78% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 9th of November 2024
28°C (83 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 10th of November 2024
30°C (86 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 11th of November 2024
31°C (88 °F)
25°C (76 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Arugam Bay Surfing Resort
The Blue Wave Hotel
Water Edge Resort
Paper Moon Kudils
Vista Panama Village Resort
Vista Water Edge Resort
Balaji Ocean View
Coco Bay
Videos from this area
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SRI LANKA #8.6: Surfing 'Whiskye Point' (Surf spot Arugam Bay, East Coast)
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surf, kite and windsurf video report - Arugam Bay Main Poin
Surf report - Kite surf report - Windsurf report (waves & wind video report) From Arugam Bay Main Point @ Upali Beach.
Sri Lanka East Coast : Arugam Bay in a minute
I thought I didn't like beaches, but I liked Arugam bay. The big waves made swimming not boring. It is popular with board and kite surfers. Also there is a fishing cummunity. In the afternoon...
Welcome to Arugam Bay - Sri Lanka
Views on the Tsunami Beach Hotel in Arugam – A place to be for travelers, globetrotter, surfers and fans of Sri Lanka http://welcome-to-arugambay.com.
Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka
At the beach in Arugam Bay, the surfer village at the east coast of Sri Lanka.
Surf Sri Lanka baby point
Lo spot baby point si trova ad Arugam Bay attaccato al famoso Main Point. E' perfetto per i principianti, compresi i bambini. Valerio in azione.
Surf Sri Lanka baby point
Lo spot baby point si trova ad Arugam Bay attaccato al famoso Main Point. E' perfetto per i principianti, compresi i bambini. Andrea in azione.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Pottuvil
Pottuvil or Pothuvil or Poththuvil is a town in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, located along the Eastern coast of the Island, it is 4 km due North of the popular tourist destination Arugam Bay. It was affected by 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Muhudu maha vihara
Muhudu maha vihara is a Buddhist temple situated at Pottuvil in Eastern province of Sri Lanka. This temple is situated near a wide beach. In this temple there have a stone made statue of lord Buddha and two statues of old kings or gods. In today also there is a Buddhist temple. This temple is built in Anuradapura era by king Kaavantissa. As folklore princess Vihara Maha Devi had come to hear.