Sri Lanka

Kitesurfing in Kalpitiya (Kite Center Sri Lanka)

Name: Kalpitiya (Kite Center Sri Lanka)
Address: LK

4 kite spots and kite centres are mapped around Kalpitiya (Kite Center Sri Lanka) (Sri Lanka) in OpenStreetMap. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB), 108 km in a straight line.

Show on the map8.1381, 79.7078

Windiest months: June-August
Prevailing wind: Wfrom west, 275°
Windiest month: 16.7knots on average (8.6 m/s), June
Nearest airport: CMBBandaranaike International Colombo Airport, 108 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

Wind across the year

When it blows here

Windier months: June-August. The prevailing wind blows from the west (275°).

13.7Jan7.0

11.8Feb6.1

8.3Mar4.3

7.3Apr3.8

14.3May7.4

16.7Jun8.6

16.0Jul8.2

15.4Aug7.9

14.8Sep7.6

10.9Oct5.6

10.2Nov5.2

13.2Dec6.8

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	13.7 knots · 7.0 m/s
February	11.8 knots · 6.1 m/s
March	8.3 knots · 4.3 m/s
April	7.3 knots · 3.8 m/s
May	14.3 knots · 7.4 m/s
June	16.7 knots · 8.6 m/s
July	16.0 knots · 8.2 m/s
August	15.4 knots · 7.9 m/s
September	14.8 knots · 7.6 m/s
October	10.9 knots · 5.6 m/s
November	10.2 knots · 5.2 m/s
December	13.2 knots · 6.8 m/s

Monthly mean wind at 10 m from the NASA POWER model (MERRA-2, grid of about 50 km, 2001-2025 climatology), converted to knots and m/s. It shows the pattern across the year, not the wind on the beach: local thermal wind is often stronger.

Spots and schools

Mapped in OpenStreetMap

Kite spot
Kite spotOSM
Kite spot
Kite spotOSM
Kite Center Sri Lanka
Kite centre or schoolWebsite OSM
Kite House
Kite centre or schoolOSM

Getting there

Nearest airports

CMBBandaranaike International Colombo Airport, Colombo108 km in a straight line
RMLColombo Ratmalana International Airport, Colombo148 km in a straight line

Nearby

Other places nearby

Kalpitiya (Cocodance Kite Resort)11 km

Sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), NASA POWER, OurAirports. Data downloaded 16 October 2026. About Kalpitiya (Kite Center Sri Lanka): Wikipedia · Wikidata