Best Kitespots in Mombasa County
3 spots · Kenya
Best for kiting from January to February and from April to September, with 57 to 97 % kite days. Water 26 to 30 °C.
Median of 2 spots with model data, one per grid cell.
- Kite spots
- 3 spots
- Median kite days
- 58 % of days
- median spot, over the year
- Water
- 28 °C
- median, 2023 to 2025
Kitesurfing in Mombasa County
Mombasa County in Kenya has 3 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 58 % kite days over the year; Shanzu Beach leads with 60 %.
Best season at the median spot: January to February and April to September (50 % kite days or more). Water about 28 °C.
Best time to visit Mombasa County
- 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 September
- Warm and windy: January to February and April to September
- Low wind: November
Kite days at the median spot range from 6 % in November to 97 % 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 Mombasa County: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf in Mombasa County?
The best months are January to February and April to September: the median spot in Mombasa County had 57 to 97 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.
Which is the best kite spot in Mombasa County?
Shanzu Beach has the most kite days in Mombasa County: 60 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.
How warm is the water in Mombasa County?
The water ranges from 26 °C in August to 30 °C in March at the median spot. Wetsuit: shorty in August, boardshorts in March.
Good for learning
Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.
None checked in Mombasa County yet.
All spots in Mombasa County
Kite days per year, % of days
- 1Shanzu Beach
Kenya
60 %Kite days by month at Shanzu Beach: Jan 73 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 36 %, Apr 62 %, May 93 %, Jun 97 %, Jul 96 %, Aug 83 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 28 %, Nov 6 %, Dec 22 % - 2Nyali Beach
Kenya
57 %Kite days by month at Nyali Beach: Jan 74 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 59 %, May 89 %, Jun 97 %, Jul 95 %, Aug 73 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 6 %, Dec 24 % - 3Nyali Reef
Kenya
57 %Kite days by month at Nyali Reef: Jan 74 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 59 %, May 89 %, Jun 97 %, Jul 95 %, Aug 73 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 6 %, Dec 24 %
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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025
Kite days by month for Mombasa County: median of 2 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.
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kiteCOMPASS, kite spots in Mombasa County, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/kenya/mombasa-county
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