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Negombo kitesurf spot

Sri Lanka · Western Province

Spot currently openIntermediate level 7.24 | 79.84

Overview

Negombo is a coastal city in Western Province, just north of Colombo and close to the international airport. The long beach faces west toward the Indian Ocean and receives SW monsoon winds from May to October. The Negombo Lagoon behind the city also offers flat water options.

An intermediate spot. The beach is wide and sandy, providing good launching space. Convenient location near the airport for arriving kiters. The SW monsoon provides side-shore to onshore winds. The lagoon can be used for flat water riding, though it can be polluted. Sandy bottom on the beach side. The city offers full tourist infrastructure. Watch for fishing boats, swimmers, and beach vendors. Not the cleanest water in Sri Lanka.

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Spot forecast for Negombo

Sunrise 05:57 · Sunset 17:53

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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 10.1 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now06:430.4 m07:030.4 m09:380.4 m18:110.3 m23:500.4 m05:030.4 m11:090.5 m17:560.2 m00:050.5 m06:050.3 m11:520.5 m18:120.2 m00:280.6 m06:400.2 m12:270.6 m18:330.2 m00:540.7 m07:120.2 m12:570.6 m18:570.1 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.1 m

Negombo: 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

397h

in July · 31 rideable days

The season runs from April to October, peaking in July: 28 rideable days a month and 397 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is January, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 0 rideable days0 d J February: 5.5 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days M April: 21.5 rideable days A May: 28.5 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 30.5 rideable days A September: 28.5 rideable days S October: 25.5 rideable days O November: 5 rideable days N December: 3.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 0 rideable days0 d J February: 5.5 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days M April: 21.5 rideable days A May: 28.5 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 30.5 rideable days A September: 28.5 rideable days S October: 25.5 rideable days O November: 5 rideable days N December: 3.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 89%13-20 knots · 11%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 89% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is August, at 28 °C. The wettest month is November, with 597 mm.

Monthly averages: Negombo
Monthly averages — Negombo — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 0.0 0 h 30 °C 189 mm
February 5.5 23 h 33 °C 33 mm
March 17.0 77 h 31 °C 118 mm
April 21.5 120 h 31 °C 186 mm
May 28.5 308 h 30 °C 426 mm
June 30.0 398 h 29 °C 288 mm
July 31.0 397 h 29 °C 192 mm
August 30.5 368 h 28 °C 201 mm
September 28.5 372 h 29 °C 257 mm
October 25.5 202 h 29 °C 352 mm
November 5.0 39 h 28 °C 597 mm
December 3.5 25 h 29 °C 134 mm

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Technical details of Negombo 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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