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Uroa Beach / Zanzibar kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Tanzania · Unguja South Region

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 3 m -6.1 | 39.43

Overview

Uroa Beach is a kitesurf spot on the east coast of Zanzibar. The beach faces east onto the Indian Ocean and receives the southeast trade winds during the Kusi season (June to October). The offshore coral reef creates a reef flat that is exposed at low tide, perfect for flat-water kitesurfing. The tide completely transforms the spot: the water retreats very far at low tide, revealing an immense reef flat. The spot is suitable for beginners and intermediates with warm, shallow waters.

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Spot forecast for Uroa Beach / Zanzibar

Sunrise 05:59 · Sunset 18:15

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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 3.2 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 Now04:581.7 m11:362.3 m18:191.4 m00:572.4 m06:491.5 m13:032.5 m19:181.2 m01:422.7 m07:441.2 m13:522.8 m19:571 m02:153 m08:230.9 m14:293 m20:300.8 m02:453.3 m08:580.6 m15:033.2 m21:010.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 1.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 2.5 m Low tide · 1.2 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 2.7 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 2.8 m Low tide · 1 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 3 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 3 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 3.3 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 3.2 m Low tide · 0.6 m

Uroa Beach / Zanzibar: 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

293h

in October · 31 rideable days

The season runs from May to December, peaking in October: 30 rideable days a month and 293 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is April, at 21 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 22.5 rideable days J February: 28 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days21 d A May: 28 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days J August: 30.5 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 28.5 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 22.5 rideable days J February: 28 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days21 d A May: 28 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days J August: 30.5 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 28.5 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 94%13-20 knots · 6%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 94% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is April, at 28 °C. The wettest month is April, with 446 mm.

Monthly averages: Uroa Beach / Zanzibar
Monthly averages — Uroa Beach / Zanzibar — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 22.5 137 h 30 °C 106 mm
February 28.0 203 h 32 °C 35 mm
March 26.5 159 h 31 °C 135 mm
April 21.0 133 h 28 °C 446 mm
May 28.0 210 h 28 °C 215 mm
June 30.0 249 h 28 °C 95 mm
July 30.5 303 h 28 °C 32 mm
August 30.5 321 h 29 °C 31 mm
September 30.0 297 h 29 °C 33 mm
October 31.0 293 h 30 °C 70 mm
November 28.5 232 h 30 °C 102 mm
December 29.5 207 h 29 °C 150 mm

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Technical details of Uroa Beach / Zanzibar 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.

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