Is it kiteable at Kalpitiya today?

Kiteable: wind 13 kn gusting 25 kn from SW (Sun 01:00). Today: 2 kiteable daylight hours.

Which way does the wind usually blow at Kalpitiya?

On windy days mostly from SW. Windiest months: June, August, September.

What counts as kiteable?

A mean wind of 12 to 35 knots in daylight, with gusts no more than 12 knots above the mean and under 40 knots. Under 12 kn most riders cannot stay upwind; over 35 kn or with big gusts it is dangerous.

Where do the numbers come from?

The Open-Meteo forecast for the spot (wind and gusts at 10 m). A model, not a wind meter: thermals, venturi effects between islands and offshore wind can change what you actually get. Never kite in offshore wind without a rescue boat.

Kite forecast · Sri Lanka · Puttalam

Kite forecast Kalpitiya today

Wind, gusts and direction at Kalpitiya (Puttalam, Sri Lanka) in knots, today hour by hour and for the next 3 days, with a plain verdict — kiteable, too light, gusty or too strong — and the best hours to ride.

Right now

Wind13 kn24 km/h

Gusts25 kngust spread 12 kn

DirectionSWfrom SW · 216°

KiteKiteablebig kite (12–14 m)

2 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 06:00–07:00: 15–26 kn from SW.

Today, hour by hour

Kiteable 2 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 06:00–07:00: 15–26 kn from SW.

Time	Wind	Gusts	Direction	Verdict
06:00	15 kn	26 kn	SW	Kiteable
07:00	12 kn	27 kn	SSW	Gusty
08:00	11 kn	25 kn	SSW	Too light
09:00	14 kn	26 kn	SW	Gusty
10:00	13 kn	29 kn	SW	Gusty
11:00	13 kn	28 kn	SW	Gusty
12:00	15 kn	32 kn	SW	Gusty
13:00	14 kn	32 kn	SW	Gusty
14:00	15 kn	28 kn	SW	Gusty
15:00	15 kn	29 kn	SW	Gusty
16:00	13 kn	28 kn	SW	Gusty
17:00	13 kn	24 kn	SW	Kiteable

Kalpitiya kite forecast, next 3 days

Kiteable
Gusty
Too light
Too strong

Monday 26 October

Kiteable 1 kiteable daylight hour. Best window 14:00–15:00: 13–24 kn from W.

Time	Wind	Gusts	Direction	Verdict
06:00	12 kn	27 kn	WSW	Too light
09:00	12 kn	24 kn	WSW	Too light
12:00	12 kn	25 kn	W	Gusty
15:00	11 kn	23 kn	W	Too light

Tuesday 27 October

Too light Not kiteable: too light.

Time	Wind	Gusts	Direction	Verdict
06:00	5 kn	11 kn	SSW	Too light
09:00	7 kn	15 kn	SSW	Too light
12:00	8 kn	18 kn	SSW	Too light
15:00	10 kn	21 kn	SSW	Too light

Wednesday 28 October

Gusty Not kiteable: too gusty.

Time	Wind	Gusts	Direction	Verdict
06:00	9 kn	18 kn	SSW	Too light
09:00	13 kn	26 kn	SW	Gusty
12:00	13 kn	28 kn	SW	Gusty
15:00	14 kn	30 kn	SW	Gusty

Daylight hours, local time; today every hour, the next days every 3 hours. Wind = mean speed at 10 m in knots; arrows point where the wind is going.

Forecast for Sun 01:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 20:26 UTC

Typical wind at Kalpitiya

On windy days (12 kn or more in the model) the wind at Kalpitiya most often blows from SW (72% of them). Windiest months: June, August, September.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Windy days	10%	7%	3%	20%	81%	100%	84%	90%	93%	35%	23%	23%

From the ERA5 reanalysis, daily maximum wind and dominant direction for 2025: a coarse model that usually reads lower than the wind on the beach.

Wind map around Kalpitiya

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The live wind map is a global model on a coarse grid: around headlands and channels the local wind can be stronger.

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Questions

Is it kiteable at Kalpitiya today?: Kiteable: wind 13 kn gusting 25 kn from SW (Sun 01:00). Today: 2 kiteable daylight hours.
When is the best time to kite at Kalpitiya today?: 06:00–07:00 (15–26 kn from SW)
Which way does the wind usually blow at Kalpitiya?: On windy days mostly from SW. Windiest months: June, August, September.
What counts as kiteable?: A mean wind of 12 to 35 knots in daylight, with gusts no more than 12 knots above the mean and under 40 knots. Under 12 kn most riders cannot stay upwind; over 35 kn or with big gusts it is dangerous.
Where do the numbers come from?: The Open-Meteo forecast for the spot (wind and gusts at 10 m). A model, not a wind meter: thermals, venturi effects between islands and offshore wind can change what you actually get. Never kite in offshore wind without a rescue boat.

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How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo forecast of wind speed, gusts and direction at 10 m for Kalpitiya, in knots. Kiteable: mean wind 12–35 kn in daylight with gusts at most 12 kn above it and under 40 kn; gusty: right strength but bigger gusts; too light under 12 kn; too strong over 35 kn. Kite size from the mean wind for a rider of about 75 kg. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the steadiest wind closest to 16–25 kn. Typical wind from one year of the ERA5 reanalysis. Rebuilt every 6 hours. Live map.