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Mirissa Beach kitesurf spot

Sri Lanka · Southern Province

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 5 m 5.94 | 80.46

Overview

Mirissa Beach is a popular tourist beach in Southern Province, Sri Lanka. The crescent-shaped bay faces south and is best known for whale watching and surfing. The beach receives SW monsoon winds from May to October, though the bay's south-facing orientation means wind is often onshore.

An intermediate to advanced spot. Kitesurfing is secondary to surfing and swimming here. The beach can be very crowded with tourists. Sandy bottom with some rocky areas on the edges. Waves are usually present. The SW monsoon brings onshore wind, which is not ideal for kiting. Best on days when wind has a more westerly angle. Watch for swimmers, boats, and surfers.

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Spot forecast for Mirissa Beach

Sunrise 05:53 · Sunset 17:51

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 8.1 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25 Now00:110.3 m06:240.3 m11:430.4 m18:180.2 m00:260.4 m06:410.2 m12:210.4 m18:340.1 m00:480.5 m07:050.2 m12:530.5 m18:550.1 m01:130.6 m07:310.1 m13:230.5 m19:200.1 m01:400.6 m07:590.1 m13:520.5 m19:460 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.1 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.1 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.1 m
  • Sunday 25 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0 m

Mirissa Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

327h

in June · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to October, peaking in June: 27 rideable days a month and 327 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is January, at 1.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 1.5 rideable days1.5 d J February: 3.5 rideable days F March: 3.5 rideable days M April: 15 rideable days A May: 24.5 rideable days M June: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J July: 28 rideable days J August: 29.5 rideable days A September: 27.5 rideable days S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 6.5 rideable days N December: 7 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 1.5 rideable days1.5 d J February: 3.5 rideable days F March: 3.5 rideable days M April: 15 rideable days A May: 24.5 rideable days M June: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J July: 28 rideable days J August: 29.5 rideable days A September: 27.5 rideable days S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 6.5 rideable days N December: 7 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 83%13-20 knots · 17%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 83% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 29 °C. The wettest month is November, with 384 mm.

Monthly averages: Mirissa Beach
Monthly averages — Mirissa Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 1.5 6 h 29 °C 294 mm
February 3.5 9 h 32 °C 65 mm
March 3.5 16 h 31 °C 156 mm
April 15.0 93 h 31 °C 225 mm
May 24.5 237 h 30 °C 332 mm
June 29.5 327 h 29 °C 219 mm
July 28.0 256 h 29 °C 164 mm
August 29.5 298 h 29 °C 175 mm
September 27.5 320 h 29 °C 191 mm
October 24.5 188 h 29 °C 253 mm
November 6.5 42 h 29 °C 384 mm
December 7.0 42 h 30 °C 165 mm

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Technical details of Mirissa Beach spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W.

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Open all year round
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