Mirissa Point is a good place to start your beginner course. It is not very deep, the depth of the dive site is between 6 m and 12 m with a sandy bottom. meaning that you can stay underwater for periods of more than an hour.
Mirissa Point is also an excellent site for night diving. The perfect location to do your first steps into diving. Angelfish, Parrotfish, Groupers and giant Bufferfish can be observed.
It is located a 19 minutes boat ride from Weligama Bay Dive Center