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East African Extreme Kite

Kitesurf spot · United Republic of Tanzania

Is it worth the trip?

0Poor out of 100 for your dates

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Every day scores the same

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Shore
on
Water
chop
Air
29°C

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Shore
on
Water
chop
Air
29°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Shore
on
Water
chop
Air
30°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Shore
on
Water
chop
Air
31°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Shore
on
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
30°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Shore
on
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
31°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.9 mwaves
Air
31°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 40, poor
  5. Thu 50, poor
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 70, poor
  8. Sun 80, poor
  9. Mon 90, poor
  10. Tue 100, poor

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Eopen to the E
  • Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
  • Avoid: Wblows out to sea
  • Open seato the swell
  • Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best in Jul3 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at East African Extreme Kite
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Sun 1Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots16knside-on0.8 mwaves30°C
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the east, 5 knots13knonchop29°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the east, 7 knots16knonchop29°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the east, 5 knots12knonchop30°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the east, 4 knots11knonchop31°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots14knon0.8 mwaves30°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots12knon0.8 mwaves31°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 4 knots11knside-on0.9 mwaves31°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots12knside-on0.8 mwaves32°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots13knonchop31°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 01:22 −0.9 mHigh 07:48 +1.2 mLow 14:26 −1.0 mHigh 20:40 +0.6 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 02:36 −0.7 mHigh 09:06 +0.9 mLow 15:51 −0.8 mHigh 22:23 +0.6 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:28 −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 Jul

Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug1of 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

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Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

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About

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About East African Extreme Kite

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W 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 and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.0 km out (1 in 303). The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually July, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Paje. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 3 dive sites.

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$1,050–US$2,110 each

about US$1,050–US$2,110 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ZNZ, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$844–US$1,760
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$40–US$67
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$80–US$127
Food7 days eating outabout US$87–US$161
Totalabout US$1,050–US$2,110

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: Paje

Closest

Paje

1 min by car · 62 places to stay

about US$27/nightcountry average

See 62 places to stay in Paje · Booking.com

About Paje its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$27 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. 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

About 26h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZNZ, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 55 min by road

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

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