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Tanzania

Kitesurfing in Makunduchi

15 kite spots and kite centres are mapped around Makunduchi (Tanzania) in OpenStreetMap. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), 36 km in a straight line.

Show on the map-6.2989, 39.5450
Windiest months
May-August
Prevailing wind
ESEfrom east-south-east, 112°
Windiest month
14.1knots on average (7.3 m/s), July
Nearest airport
ZNZAbeid Amani Karume International Airport, 36 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

  • Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
  • When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
  • New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

Wind across the year

When it blows here

Windier months: May-August. The prevailing wind blows from the east-south-east (112°).

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month
January11.3 knots · 5.8 m/s
February9.8 knots · 5.0 m/s
March7.7 knots · 4.0 m/s
April10.1 knots · 5.2 m/s
May12.9 knots · 6.6 m/s
June13.9 knots · 7.2 m/s
July14.1 knots · 7.3 m/s
August12.8 knots · 6.6 m/s
September11.8 knots · 6.1 m/s
October10.6 knots · 5.5 m/s
November8.7 knots · 4.5 m/s
December9.6 knots · 4.9 m/s

Monthly mean wind at 10 m from the NASA POWER model (MERRA-2, grid of about 50 km, 2001-2025 climatology), converted to knots and m/s. It shows the pattern across the year, not the wind on the beach: local thermal wind is often stronger.

Spots and schools

Mapped in OpenStreetMap

  • Kite spot

    Kite spotOSM

  • Airborne Kite Centre

    Kite centre or schoolWebsiteOSM

  • East African Extreme Kite

    Kite centre or schoolOSM

  • Flamingo Kite School

    Kite centre or schoolOSM

  • Hakuna Matata Kite School

    Kite centre or schoolOSM

  • Kite Centre Zanzibar

    Kite centre or schoolWebsiteOSM

  • Kite N Surf Zanzibar

    Welcome to Kite N Surf Zanzibar, one of the world leading operators in watersports.

    Kite centre or schoolWebsiteOpening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-19:00OSM

  • Kite School Zanzikite

    Kite school

    Kite centre or schoolWebsiteOSM

  • KiteWorldWide

    Kite centre or schoolWebsiteOSM

  • Lucky Kite School

    Kite centre or schoolWebsiteOSM

  • Paje local kite school

    Kite centre or schoolOSM

  • Pilipili Uhuru Kite Zanzibar

    Kite centre or schoolWebsiteOSM

  • Zanzibar Kite Paradise - Kitesurf Center

    Kite centre or schoolOSM

  • kite school

    Kite centre or schoolOSM

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • ZNZAbeid Amani Karume International Airport, Zanzibar36 km in a straight line
  • DARJulius Nyerere International Airport, Dar es Salaam74 km in a straight line

Sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), NASA POWER, OurAirports. Data downloaded 16 October 2026. About Makunduchi: Wikipedia · Wikidata

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Kite safari in the Red Sea

8 days on a yacht from Hurghada to the islands of the northern Red Sea. Next departure 7-14 November 2026, the 2027 dates are coming soon.

See the safari

The safari is organised by Mohamed of Paradise Kitesurf Red Sea. I've known him for years and we work together.