Mirissa Beach

Mirissa Beach

Mirissa • Sri Lanka flag Sri Lanka
191 windy days
/ year
Water type
sea
Beach type
—
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
0.6 m
Waves
medium, big

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Wind

Wind strength (kt)
Month
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kite Jungle score
Windy days (12+ days)*
62000
126000
103000
50000
2011200
2717000
2715100
2815100
2412000
157000
94000
82000
Dominant wind direction
wind 94º
wind 98º
wind 102º
wind 269º
wind 268º
wind 268º
wind 271º
wind 268º
wind 266º
wind 273º
wind 278º
wind 89º
Avg. wind (kt)
7
9
9
8
12
14
14
14
13
11
9
8
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
1213–
1314–
1214–
1214–
1516–
1516–
1516–
1416–
1416–
1416–
1416–
1214–
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
29º 22º
31º 23º
31º 24º
30º 24º
30º 25º
29º 25º
29º 25º
29º 25º
29º 24º
29º 24º
29º 23º
29º 23º
Water temperature
28º
28º
29º
30º
29º
28º
28º
28º
28º
28º
28º
28º
Sunny days
Rainy days
Rainfall (mm)
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Waves
Flat days
Wave days (1+ m)
Wave height (m)
Swell direction & period (s)
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* Days with at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) of wind for at least 2h during daytime. Excluding thermal wind, unless the estimate is applied.

** Average wind for days that get at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) during daytime. Ie days with "no wind" are excluded. Does not include thermal boost.

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