Nyali Reef
Dive site · Kenya
Is it worth the trip?
74Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 10: Sea 0.7 m, Visibility about 10 m, Water 28 °C
Wed 4 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 30°C
Mon 9 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 30°C
Tue 10 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 30°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 374, good
- Wed 473, good
- Thu 572, good
- Fri 672, good
- Sat 773, good
- Sun 874, good
- Mon 974, good
- Tue 1075, good
- Wed 1175, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 20 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 28 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces SEswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 74, good | 0.7 m | 3 kn | 10kn | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 73, good | 0.9 m | 2 kn | 7kn | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 72, good | 1.0 m | 7 kn | 17kn | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 72, good | 1.0 m | 2 kn | 8kn | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 73, good | 0.9 m | 5 kn | 12kn | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 74, good | 0.8 m | 1 kn | 10kn | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 74, good | 0.7 m | 2 kn | 9kn | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 75, good | 0.7 m | 3 kn | 10kn | 30°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 75, good | 0.6 m | 5 kn | 12kn | 30°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:24 −0.5 mHigh 10:51 +0.7 mLow 17:28 −0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:03 +0.7 mLow 06:15 −0.6 mHigh 12:27 +0.8 mLow 18:44 −0.9 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 01:10 +1.0 mLow 07:28 −0.9 mHigh 13:33 +0.9 mLow 19:38 −1.0 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. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. 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
No month stands out
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
Map
the site and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Nyali Reef
A reef dive. It goes down to 20 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 31 km away. The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in March, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Mombasa. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 20 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 31 km away.
Water about 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 10 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul and Sep (about 20 m).
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$1,290–US$2,540 each
about US$1,290–US$2,540 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to MBA, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$839–US$1,740 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$34–US$54 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$329 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$416 |
| Total | about US$1,290–US$2,540 |
Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Mombasa
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about 10 min by car · 109 places to stay
About Mombasa its beds, food and every spot near it
Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 25h 50m
About 25h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MBA, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 35 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Mombasa · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Mombasa · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 km.
Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.
This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.