Is it worth the trip?
0Poor out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 8 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 8 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Jun6 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 11 knots | 15kn | side | chop | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 12kn | cross-off | chop | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 8kn | offnot safe | chop | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 9kn | offnot safe | chop | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 9 knots | 13kn | cross-off | chop | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | chop | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 6 knots | 10kn | side | chop | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 15kn | cross-off | chop | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots | 14kn | side | chop | 28°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 05:59 +0.1 mLow 12:57 −0.1 mHigh 19:53 −0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:28 −0.1 mHigh 08:05 +0.1 mLow 15:31 −0.1 mHigh 22:34 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 04:49 −0.1 mHigh 10:16 +0.1 mLow 16:49 −0.2 mHigh 23:30 +0.2 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Jun
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Vella Island
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 13). The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best month is usually June, with about 6 good days in 7; in February, March and April, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Nearest beds: Kandakuli, 10 km (about 20 min by car). Nearest airport: Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB), 126 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,030–US$2,100 each
about US$1,030–US$2,100 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to CMB, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$898–US$1,860 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$40–US$74 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$94–US$167 |
| Total | about US$1,030–US$2,100 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 10 km away
No town nearby
Nearest beds: Kandakuli, 10 km (about 20 min by car). Nearest airport: Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB), 126 km.
See places to stay near Kandakuli, 10 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 31h 30m
About 31h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → CMB, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 4h 05m by road
Flights ORD → CMB on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.