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LHR/CDG → CMB · ~10H30 DIRECT · KALPITIYA 3-4H DRIVE
Sri LankaTWO SEASONS · 9 MONTHS RIDEABLE
The lagoon island
Flat lagoons, boat missions to empty sandbars, and kite camps built on the water's edge: Kalpitiya rides the SW monsoon from May to October and a second northerly season from December to March, in 27-30°C water. Mannar island, the windiest corner of the country, comes next.
The spots
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7-day wind forecast
REFERENCE SPOT: KALPITIYA · UPDATED DAILY
Kalpitiya Lagoon · Kalpitiya STATIC · OPEN-METEO · SYNCED 20.07
TODAY
20.07
16KTS · GUST 33
SW · 10m
GO TUE
21.07
14KTS · GUST 29
SW · 12m
OK WED
22.07
14KTS · GUST 29
SW · 12m
OK THU
23.07
15KTS · GUST 32
SW · 12m
OK FRI
24.07
16KTS · GUST 33
SW · 10m
GO SAT
25.07
16KTS · GUST 35
SW · 10m
GO SUN
26.07
16KTS · GUST 36
SW · 10m
GO GO 16–24 kts · OK 12–15 · STRONG 25+ · LIGHT <12 — Open-Meteo data, cached & rewritten nightly by the agent as static HTML.
Country spec sheet
CHECKED NIGHTLY BY THE AGENT
Wind
May-Oct 18-30 kts · Dec-Mar 12-20 kts~9 RIDEABLE MONTHS
Water temp
27-30°C year-roundBOARDSHORTS
Flight
~10h30 direct from London/Paris
Time zone
UTC+5:30 · 3:30-4:30h ahead of CET
Entry
ETA mandatory, free for most EU passports (30 days)
Best window
June → August + January → FebruaryPEAK JUN-AUG
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