Weligama Bay beginner surf etiquette: lineup drop-in rules and paddle-out channel safety?

Weligama Bay hosts hundreds of beginner surfers daily on foam softboards, making lineup etiquette critical. The cardinal rule: the surfer closest to the breaking curl (peak) has absolute right of way; never "drop in" on a wave someone is already riding. When paddling out from the beach, paddle wide through the deeper rip channels flanking the breaks rather than straight through the impact zone. If caught in front of an approaching surfer, paddle toward the broken whitewater behind them, leaving the open green wave face clear for their turn.