Kaya Mawa - Likoma Island kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Malawi · Northern Region

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 475 m -12.09 | 34.72

Overview

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Kaya Mawa is a kitesurf spot located on Likoma Island, in Lake Malawi, in northern Malawi. This freshwater spot on Africa's third largest lake offers unique conditions with no tides or ocean swell. Thermal winds and lake breezes allow for kitesurfing. The flat body of water is suited to intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Kaya Mawa - Likoma Island

Sunrise 05:13 · Sunset 17:38

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

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Kaya Mawa - Likoma Island: 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

235h

in August · 31 rideable days

The season runs from May to November, peaking in August: 28 rideable days a month and 235 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is February, at 6 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 97%13-20 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 97% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 25 °C. The wettest month is January, with 442 mm.

Monthly averages: Kaya Mawa - Likoma Island

Monthly averages — Kaya Mawa - Likoma Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	11.0	55 h	28 °C	442 mm
February	6.0	26 h	28 °C	213 mm
March	13.0	69 h	28 °C	209 mm
April	22.5	116 h	28 °C	75 mm
May	24.0	134 h	27 °C	38 mm
June	26.5	154 h	25 °C	3 mm
July	28.0	171 h	26 °C	3 mm
August	31.0	235 h	27 °C	4 mm
September	30.0	268 h	30 °C	6 mm
October	30.5	262 h	30 °C	22 mm
November	27.5	219 h	31 °C	87 mm
December	22.0	154 h	29 °C	228 mm

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Technical details of Kaya Mawa - Likoma Island spot

The spot works with winds from E, ESE, SE.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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