Why You'll Love Passikudah Passikudah's bay is unusually shallow and calm, protected by an offshore reef that keeps the water flat even well away from shore — a feature that's turned a once-quiet fishing bay into a strip of resort hotels over the past decade.
A protective offshore reef keeps the bay flat and shallow well away from the beach, making it notably safe for swimming and wading.
A cluster of larger beach resorts has developed along the bay over the past decade, offering more amenities than most other east-coast towns.
Passikudah shares its shallow, calm bay with neighbouring Kalkudah, and sits within reach of Batticaloa.
