Best Kitespots in Tamil Nadu

3 spots · India

Best for kiting from May to July, in September and from December to February, with 50 to 69 % kite days. Water 27 to 31 °C.

Median of 3 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 3 spots
Median kite days: 47 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 29 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Pirapanvalasai; 63 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu in India has 3 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 47 % kite days over the year; Pirapanvalasai leads with 63 %.

Best season at the median spot: May to July, September and December to February (50 % kite days or more). Water about 29 °C.

Best time to visit Tamil Nadu

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Best season: May to July, September and December to February
Warm and windy: all year except March and October

Kite days at the median spot range from 27 % in October to 69 % in January.

Water 27 °C in January to 31 °C in April. Air 27 °C in January to 31 °C in June, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Tamil Nadu: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Tamil Nadu?

The best months are May to July, September and December to February: the median spot in Tamil Nadu had 50 to 69 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Tamil Nadu?

Pirapanvalasai has the most kite days in Tamil Nadu: 63 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Tamil Nadu?

The water ranges from 27 °C in January to 31 °C in April at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in January, boardshorts in April.

Spots by month

Kite days per month, strongest spots first.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for spots in Tamil Nadu
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Pirapanvalasai	79	67	29	28	74	92	76	73	78	36	48	72
Kombuthurai Beach	69	68	34	41	62	51	50	46	52	27	20	47
Ideal Beach	32	17	22	49	50	46	26	15	11	10	49	60

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

None checked in Tamil Nadu yet.

All spots in Tamil Nadu

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Pirapanvalasai
India
63 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Pirapanvalasai: Jan 79 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 29 %, Apr 28 %, May 74 %, Jun 92 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 73 %, Sep 78 %, Oct 36 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 72 %
2
Kombuthurai Beach
India
47 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Kombuthurai Beach: Jan 69 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 41 %, May 62 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 27 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 47 %
3
Ideal Beach
India
32 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Ideal Beach: Jan 32 %, Feb 17 %, Mar 22 %, Apr 49 %, May 50 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 26 %, Aug 15 %, Sep 11 %, Oct 10 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 60 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for Tamil Nadu: median of 3 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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