Best Kitespots in Kwale

7 spots · Kenya

Best for kiting from January to February and from April to August, with 56 to 93 % kite days. Water 26 to 29 °C.

Median of 3 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 7 spots
Median kite days: 55 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 28 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Tiwi Beach; 55 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Kwale

Kwale in Kenya has 7 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 55 % kite days over the year; Tiwi Beach leads with 55 %.

Best season at the median spot: January to February and April to August (50 % kite days or more). Water about 28 °C.

Best time to visit Kwale

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Best season: January to February and April to August
Warm and windy: January to February and April to August
Low wind: October to November

Kite days at the median spot range from 6 % in November to 93 % in June.

Water 26 °C in August to 30 °C in March. Air 25 °C in August to 29 °C in March, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Kwale: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Kwale?

The best months are January to February and April to August: the median spot in Kwale had 56 to 93 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Kwale?

Tiwi Beach has the most kite days in Kwale: 55 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Kwale?

The water ranges from 26 °C in August to 30 °C in March at the median spot. Wetsuit: shorty in August, boardshorts in March.

Spots by month

Kite days per month, strongest spots first.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for spots in Kwale
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Tiwi Beach	72	59	33	61	90	96	94	68	43	19	6	24
Mwazaro Beach	79	69	38	56	88	92	91	60	35	13	8	30
Galu Reef	72	65	34	54	88	93	90	57	33	12	5	24

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

None checked in Kwale yet.

All spots in Kwale

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Tiwi Beach
Kenya
55 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Tiwi Beach: Jan 72 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 61 %, May 90 %, Jun 96 %, Jul 94 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 6 %, Dec 24 %
2
Tiwi Rivermouth
Kenya
55 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Tiwi Rivermouth: Jan 72 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 61 %, May 90 %, Jun 96 %, Jul 94 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 6 %, Dec 24 %
3
Mwazaro Beach
Kenya
55 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Mwazaro Beach: Jan 79 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 38 %, Apr 56 %, May 88 %, Jun 92 %, Jul 91 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 13 %, Nov 8 %, Dec 30 %
4
Diani Beach
Kenya
52 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Diani Beach: Jan 72 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 54 %, May 88 %, Jun 93 %, Jul 90 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 12 %, Nov 5 %, Dec 24 %
5
Diani Reef
Kenya
52 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Diani Reef: Jan 72 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 54 %, May 88 %, Jun 93 %, Jul 90 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 12 %, Nov 5 %, Dec 24 %
6
Galu Beach
Kenya
52 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Galu Beach: Jan 72 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 54 %, May 88 %, Jun 93 %, Jul 90 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 12 %, Nov 5 %, Dec 24 %
7
Galu Reef
Kenya
52 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Galu Reef: Jan 72 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 54 %, May 88 %, Jun 93 %, Jul 90 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 12 %, Nov 5 %, Dec 24 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for Kwale: median of 3 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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