Che Shale kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Kenya · Kilifi County

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 4 m -3.08 | 40.16

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Spot forecast for Che Shale

Sunrise 05:58 · Sunset 18:09

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

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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 5.6 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 Now04:571.6 m11:342.2 m18:221.3 m01:012.2 m06:511.5 m13:032.4 m19:191.1 m01:442.5 m07:451.2 m13:522.6 m19:571 m02:162.8 m08:240.9 m14:302.8 m20:300.8 m02:453.1 m08:590.6 m15:033 m21:010.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 1.3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 1.1 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 2.5 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 2.6 m Low tide · 1 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 2.8 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 2.8 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 3.1 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 3 m Low tide · 0.6 m

Che Shale: 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

304h

in January · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 30 rideable days a month on average, at 30 °C. It peaks in January, with 304 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 28.5 rideable days F March: 30.5 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d M June: 29 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 30.5 rideable days O November: 28.5 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 28.5 rideable days F March: 30.5 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d M June: 29 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 30.5 rideable days O November: 28.5 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 28 °C. The wettest month is April, with 178 mm.

Monthly averages: Che Shale
Monthly averages — Che Shale — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 304 h 31 °C 17 mm
February 28.5 322 h 31 °C 20 mm
March 30.5 277 h 32 °C 69 mm
April 28.5 223 h 30 °C 178 mm
May 26.5 236 h 29 °C 119 mm
June 29.0 294 h 28 °C 93 mm
July 30.5 376 h 28 °C 45 mm
August 31.0 405 h 28 °C 52 mm
September 30.0 387 h 29 °C 40 mm
October 30.5 379 h 29 °C 61 mm
November 28.5 260 h 30 °C 63 mm
December 30.0 271 h 31 °C 95 mm

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Technical details of Che Shale spot

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

The spot works with winds from SE, SSE, S.

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, E, ESE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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