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Kitesurfing in
KenyaTWO TRADE SEASONS

Kite in the morning, safari after

Kenya's kitesurfing scene lives on one long white beach: Galu, the quiet southern end of Diani, where a reef holds back the Indian Ocean and low tide opens a shallow flat playground the length of the shore. IKO schools work directly on the hotel sand, two trade-wind seasons frame the year, and this is the only destination in the directory where a no-wind day legitimately means a safari.

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SpotReef lagoonTwo seasonsSchools on hotel sand

Diani

Galu Beach, south Diani: a reef-protected lagoon with low-tide flats, two trade seasons, and IKO schools working directly on the hotel beaches.

Seasons
2 · DEC-MAR & JUN-SEP
Wind
15–25 KTS BY SEASON
Kids
10+

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7-day wind forecast for Diani

REFERENCE SPOT: DIANI · UPDATED DAILY
Galu Beach · Diani STATIC · OPEN-METEO · SYNCED 03.09
TODAY
03.09
9KTS · GUST 22
S · 12m+
LIGHT
FRI
04.09
8KTS · GUST 20
SSE · 12m+
LIGHT
SAT
05.09
9KTS · GUST 20
SSE · 12m+
LIGHT
SUN
06.09
9KTS · GUST 21
S · 12m+
LIGHT
MON
07.09
9KTS · GUST 24
S · 12m+
LIGHT
TUE
08.09
10KTS · GUST 23
S · 12m+
LIGHT
WED
09.09
11KTS · GUST 26
S · 12m+
LIGHT
GO 16–24 kts · OK 12–15 · STRONG 25+ · LIGHT <12 — Open-Meteo data, cached & rewritten nightly by the agent as static HTML.

Kenya kitesurf spec sheet

CHECKED NIGHTLY BY THE AGENT
Wind
Kaskazi mid-Dec → mid-Mar 15-22 kts · Kusi mid-Jun → mid-Sep 18-25 ktsSIDE-ONSHORE
Water
Reef-protected lagoon, shallow flats at low tideREEF SHOES ADVISED
Daily pattern
Kaskazi builds ~11:00, peaks 13:00-17:00
Access
Fly Mombasa (MBA) or Ukunda (UKA) airstrip
Kids
Lessons from ~age 10, gentle slope, uncrowded
Time zone
UTC+3 · 1-2h ahead of CETNEAR-ZERO JETLAG
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