Is it worth the trip?
0Poor out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 1 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 3 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 4 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 3 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 3 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- 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 SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Jun4 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 2 knots | 4kn | on | chop | 27°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot | 6kn | on | chop | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots | 6kn | on | chop | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 3 knots | 4kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 4 knots | 6kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 3 knots | 6kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 3 knots | 5kn | on | 0.8 mwaves | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots | 8kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 3 knots | 8kn | side | chop | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 3 knots | 8kn | 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
- Sun 1 NovLow 01:21 −0.9 mHigh 07:48 +1.2 mLow 14:27 −1.0 mHigh 20:40 +0.6 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:34 −0.7 mHigh 09:06 +0.9 mLow 15:52 −0.8 mHigh 22:24 +0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:25 −0.5 mHigh 10:54 +0.7 mLow 17:28 −0.8 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
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 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 Kenya Msambweni
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 28°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 SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.7 km out (1 in 370). The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually June, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Msambweni.
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$1,360–US$2,650 each
about US$1,360–US$2,650 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 30 October 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$837–US$1,740 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Total | about US$1,360–US$2,650 |
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: Msambweni
2 min by car · 6 places to stay
About Msambweni 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 26h 30m
About 26h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MBA, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 1h 10m by road
Flights ORD → MBA on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.