Photography by @aina_elias
In 2026, Cove Surf Jam returns on 31st January and 1st February. This year, we’ll be running our regular retreats with a slightly different schedule to make space for the festival feel of the weekend. Expect early starts, good vibes, and an inspiring gathering of surfers, creatives, and ocean lovers. Whether you choose to join us for the Surf Jam celebration or prefer a quieter arrival after the weekend, you’ll still get your full Soul & Surf retreat experience – just with a little extra magic in the air.
Cove Surf Jam Week
From 31st January
On Saturday 31st January and Sunday 1st February, we’ll be hosting our much-loved Cove Surf Jam – a celebration of the alternative surf culture with music, people, and festival vibes starting from 6am.
It’s a big, vibrant weekend that changes the usual retreat rhythm a bit.
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Photography by @albaguell
Your Booking Options for This Special Week
Because Cove Surf Jam makes this week a little different, we’re offering two ways to join us:
Option 1: Join the Celebration
Arrive as planned on Saturday, soak up the Cove Surf Jam energy, and enjoy the full festival atmosphere.
Your Sunday retreat activities will shift to Wednesday, so you still get your complete retreat experience with just a reshuffled schedule.
What's Included?
- Daily tropical breakfast, 5 light lunches & 4 hearty dinners
- 5 x Surf lessons (Sun–Fri, rest day Weds – shifted if you join Surf Jam)
- 5 x Guided ‘free-surf’ sessions
- 5 x Soul of Surfing workshops
- 4 x Surf video analysis sessions
- 5 x Yoga classes (Vinyasa, Slow Flow, Pranayama, Meditation & Yin)
- No meals on arrival Saturday, and only breakfast on Sunday – these will be redistributed through the week. No rest day on Wednesday.
Option 2: Prefer a Quieter Week?
If you’d rather skip the Surf Jam weekend, arrive on Monday instead for a condensed Monday–Saturday retreat.
Your week will be slightly shorter with no rest day, and we’ll refund the difference in cost.
What's Included?
- Daily tropical breakfast, 5 light lunches & 4 hearty dinners
- 4 x Surf lessons (Tues–Fri)
- 4 x Guided ‘free-surf’ sessions
- 4 x Soul of Surfing workshops
- 3 x Surf video analysis sessions
- 5 x Yoga classes
- No rest day – full-on surf & soul from start to finish!
Cove Surf Jam - The event
This retreat week is designed to overlap with our annual Community Surf Jam so that you can attend and be inspired by some seriously hot surfing, and seriously un-serious events.
Over the weekend, we’ll be hosting our third Cove Surf Jam event - A raw, low-key, celebration of the creative, soulful, less commercial edge of surfing in Sri Lanka. All hosted at the Cove out front of Soul & Surf.
The Jam is much more than a competition - but rather a sociable setting for the community of alternative surfers - local & foreign alike. We host logging and alt craft surf jams mixed with our wild team expression sessions to keep things stoopid.
With live music, beach BBQ’s and pop-up shops, the cove will come to life. The retreat space will be reserved for guests to enjoy the event but expect a lot of hustle and bustle. We’ll be closing the weekend with our Sunday Sunset Sessions, from late afternoon until an early bedtime. With our unique, eclectic live & DJ selections our sessions have become an Ahangama institution for guests, expats, tourists and locals.