Sea · Zanzibar South & Central · Tanzania
Paje Beach
Best for kiting from May to July, with 56 to 70 % kite days. Water 27 to 29 °C.
A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.
- 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.
Confidence lowReference check failed: the model data misses the documented seasons here (June to September and December to February). Global weather models underestimate local thermal winds at lakes, gorges and some coasts.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 14 % Offabout 4 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 86 %
- Kiteable 14 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- Best hours
- 14:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 12.2 h
- Water
- 27 °C, boardshorts
- Air
- 27 °Cdaily maximum, 26 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 9 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Paje Beach averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (14 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts.
| Kite days% of days | 34 | 23 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 69 | 70 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Possible | Possible | Off | Off | Good | Prime | Prime | Possible | Possible | Off | Off | Off |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 1 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 18 | 17 to 18 | 17 to 18 | 17 to 17 | 12 to 17 | 11 to 17 | 11 to 17 | 13 to 17 | 14 to 17 | 14 to 17 | · | 17 to 18 |
| Daylighth | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
| Water°C at the surface | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 9 of 31 | 6 of 28 | 16 of 31 | 27 of 30 | 20 of 31 | 13 of 30 | 11 of 31 | 9 of 31 | 6 of 30 | 9 of 31 | 15 of 30 | 18 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorty | shorty | shorts | shorts | shorts |
- In January, Paje Beach averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (34 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts.
- In February, Paje Beach averaged 6 kite days out of 28 (23 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts.
- In March, Paje Beach averaged 2 kite days out of 31 (8 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts.
- In April, Paje Beach averaged 5 kite days out of 30 (16 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts.
- In May, Paje Beach averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (56 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts.
- In June, Paje Beach averaged 21 kite days out of 30 (69 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts.
- In July, Paje Beach averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (70 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts.
- In August, Paje Beach averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (39 %). Water 26 °C, shorty.
- In September, Paje Beach averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (26 %). Water 26 °C, shorty.
- In October, Paje Beach averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (14 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts.
- In November, Paje Beach averaged 1 kite days out of 30 (3 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts.
- In December, Paje Beach averaged 3 kite days out of 31 (11 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts.
Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.
Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds
Trip odds at Paje Beach
Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on.
How the wind behaves
In July, the windiest month
- Too light 30 %
- Kiteable 70 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 30 %, kiteable on 70 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 11:00 to 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind steadily from S (180°).
Kitesurfing at Paje Beach: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Paje Beach?
The best months are May to July: from 2017 to 2025, 56 to 70 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Paje Beach windy in October?
Rarely. 14 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 4 days in a typical October.
What is the water temperature at Paje Beach?
The water ranges from 26 °C in August to 30 °C in March. In October it is about 27 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).
How many kite days does Paje Beach get in a year?
About 112 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.
Live forecast
The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.
Live forecast from Windy
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Spot facts
- Region
- Zanzibar South & Central
- Country
- Tanzania
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), 35 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00 in October
- Coordinates
- -6.2674, 39.5360
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
- Flat water is the main riding area.
- A flat or sheltered area exists for riding.
- Good for learning: kite sources describe schools teaching here.
- Shallow tidal lagoon protected by a reef about 1 km out, flat with slight wind chop; waves only at the outer reef for experts and the lagoon empties at low tide.
Checked 2026-10-08, confidence high (two or more kite sources agree). Sources: www.zewanderingfrogs.com, locations.thekitespot.com.
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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025
Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Confidence: low.
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In October, 14 % of days at Paje Beach met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/paje-beach
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