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Kitesurfing in Kalpitiya (Kite Center Sri Lanka)

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 map 8.1381, 79.7078

Wind across the year

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

Values by month
relative to the windiest month
January82
February70
March50
April44
May86
June100
July96
August92
September89
October65
November61
December79

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

Mapped in OpenStreetMap

  • Kite spot

    Kite spot · OSM

  • Kite spot

    Kite spot · OSM

  • Kite Center Sri Lanka

    Kite centre or school · Website · OSM

  • Kite House

    Kite centre or school · OSM

Nearest airports

  • Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB), Colombo: 108 km in a straight line
  • Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML), Colombo: 148 km in a straight line

About Kalpitiya (Kite Center Sri Lanka): Wikipedia · Wikidata

Other places nearby

Sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), NASA POWER, OurAirports. Data downloaded 16 October 2026.