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Nyali Beach towards the south from Voyager Beach Resort during low tide and still conditions in Mombasa, Kenya
pepea kite surfing. Photo: CT Cooper, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

pepea kite surfing

Kitesurf spot · Kenya

Is it worth the trip?

1Poor out of 100 for your dates

Usually stay home

Every day scores the same, usually

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 1 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Tue 3 · 1 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 1 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 1 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 1 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 1 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 1 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

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 Jun5 good days in 7

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual kitesurf conditions at pepea kite surfing, each day of your trip
DayWindAir
Mon 2to 8usuallySE 7 kn29°C

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

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).

  1. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. 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

Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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More kitesurf near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About pepea kite surfing

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 gently: 10 m deep about 800 m out (1 in 82). 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 beginner level the best month is usually June, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mombasa. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

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$1,280–US$2,510 each

about US$1,280–US$2,510 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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MBA, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$837–US$1,740
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$201–US$328
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Totalabout US$1,280–US$2,510

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: Mombasa

Closest

Mombasa

11 min by car · 109 places to stay

See 109 places to stay in Mombasa · Booking.com

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 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 25h 45m

About 25h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MBA, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 30 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.