Best Kitespots in Eastern Province

6 spots · Sri Lanka

Best for kiting from January to February, in June and from August to September, with 51 to 60 % kite days. Water 28 to 30 °C.

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

Kite spots: 6 spots
Median kite days: 35 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 29 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Arugam Bay; 48 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Eastern Province

Eastern Province in Sri Lanka has 6 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 35 % kite days over the year; Arugam Bay leads with 48 %.

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

Best time to visit Eastern Province

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: January to February, June and August to September
Warm and windy: January to February and June to September
Low wind: March to April and October to November

Kite days at the median spot range from 6 % in April to 60 % in January.

Water 28 °C in January to 30 °C in April. Air 27 °C in January to 31 °C in June, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Eastern Province: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Eastern Province?

The best months are January to February, June and August to September: the median spot in Eastern Province had 51 to 60 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Eastern Province?

Arugam Bay has the most kite days in Eastern Province: 48 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Eastern Province?

The water ranges from 28 °C in January to 30 °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 Eastern Province
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Arugam Bay	71	66	18	11	50	70	61	70	70	22	16	46
Pottuvil Beach	60	51	10	6	38	52	41	52	55	14	11	31
Elephant Rock	40	37	4	2	32	46	35	43	46	9	2	14

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 Eastern Province yet.

All spots in Eastern Province

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Arugam Bay
Sri Lanka
48 %
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 Arugam Bay: Jan 71 %, Feb 66 %, Mar 18 %, Apr 11 %, May 50 %, Jun 70 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 70 %, Sep 70 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 16 %, Dec 46 %
2
Arugam Bay - The Point
Sri Lanka
48 %
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 Arugam Bay - The Point: Jan 71 %, Feb 66 %, Mar 18 %, Apr 11 %, May 50 %, Jun 70 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 70 %, Sep 70 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 16 %, Dec 46 %
3
Pottuvil Dunes
Sri Lanka
48 %
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 Pottuvil Dunes: Jan 71 %, Feb 66 %, Mar 18 %, Apr 11 %, May 50 %, Jun 70 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 70 %, Sep 70 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 16 %, Dec 46 %
4
Pottuvil Beach
Sri Lanka
35 %
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 Pottuvil Beach: Jan 60 %, Feb 51 %, Mar 10 %, Apr 6 %, May 38 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 14 %, Nov 11 %, Dec 31 %
5
Pottuvil Point
Sri Lanka
35 %
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 Pottuvil Point: Jan 60 %, Feb 51 %, Mar 10 %, Apr 6 %, May 38 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 14 %, Nov 11 %, Dec 31 %
6
Elephant Rock
Sri Lanka
26 %
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 Elephant Rock: Jan 40 %, Feb 37 %, Mar 4 %, Apr 2 %, May 32 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 9 %, Nov 2 %, Dec 14 %

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

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

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