Beach · Tangalle · Southern Coast
The Guesthouse Strand East of Tangalle
Medaketiya Beach — 2 km northeast of Tangalle
SURF UNDER STORM CLOUDSPhoto by Luděk Chmurovský on Wikimedia CommonsWalk it for the length and the guesthouse cafes, and swim only where locals say the current is slack.
A long straight stretch of golden sand running east from Tangalle town through Medaketiya and Medilla, lined with small guesthouses. The beach shelves steeply and has dangerous currents in places, and a memorial to a 2004 tsunami victim stands on the sand.
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6.0381° N, 80.7978° EOSM
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