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Mogadishu Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Somalia · Banaadir

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 2.04 | 45.36

Overview

  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil
  • Windsurf
Mogadishu Beach is a kitesurfing spot located in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. This spot faces the Indian Ocean and benefits from the monsoon winds: the very powerful southwest Kharif (June-September) and the northeast monsoon (December-March). The oceanic water with tides and Indian Ocean swell is suited to intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for Mogadishu Beach

Sunrise 05:41 · Sunset 17:45

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.6 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now04:411.3 m11:071.6 m18:250.9 m01:121.6 m06:491.1 m12:501.7 m19:160.8 m01:461.8 m07:460.9 m13:451.9 m19:530.7 m02:142.1 m08:250.7 m14:252 m20:240.6 m02:412.3 m09:010.5 m15:012.1 m20:530.5 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.9 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.7 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 2 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 0.5 m

Mogadishu Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

465h

in July · 31 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, July and August, at 31 rideable days and 29 °C. The low point is April, at 14.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days J February: 28.5 rideable days F March: 30.5 rideable days M April: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d A May: 29.5 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 31 rideable days A September: 28.5 rideable days S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 22 rideable days N December: 31 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days J February: 28.5 rideable days F March: 30.5 rideable days M April: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d A May: 29.5 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 31 rideable days A September: 28.5 rideable days S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 22 rideable days N December: 31 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 53%13-20 knots · 47%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 53% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 28 °C. The wettest month is April, with 102 mm.

Monthly averages: Mogadishu Beach
Monthly averages — Mogadishu Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 434 h 30 °C 3 mm
February 28.5 393 h 31 °C 6 mm
March 30.5 395 h 31 °C 24 mm
April 14.5 131 h 31 °C 102 mm
May 29.5 397 h 30 °C 74 mm
June 30.0 446 h 29 °C 53 mm
July 31.0 465 h 28 °C 55 mm
August 31.0 460 h 28 °C 70 mm
September 28.5 388 h 28 °C 51 mm
October 23.5 240 h 29 °C 28 mm
November 22.0 254 h 30 °C 51 mm
December 31.0 435 h 30 °C 14 mm

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Technical details of Mogadishu Beach spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Rideable WSW: Depending on conditions W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E, SW.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SSW, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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