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Best for waves
3 places in Kenya have at least one spot with waves: Diani, Shela and Watamu. Between them, 5 wave spots and 11 kite schools.
Ordered by how many spots each place holds.
DianiShelaWatamuEverything Kenya doesWaves nearbyAlso in Kenya
3 places, largest first
3 of its 3 spots are marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Dec.
also beginnersalso foiling
"Kitesurfing during the Kaskazi Season - Kenya Kite Cup 2022" by Lebu Ayiga, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Jul, Aug, Sep, Dec.
Adebola Falade / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Dec.
the figure in a cell is how many of that place's spots qualify; waves is the column you are on
| Place | Flat water | Waves | Beginners | Foiling | Waves and flat | Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diani | none | 3 | 3 | 2 | none | 11 |
| Shela | none | 1 | none | none | none | none |
| Watamu | none | 1 | none | none | none | none |
A cell reading none in one of the five facet columns is a rule no spot at that place matches; in the Schools column it is a place with no school on file. A figure links to that facet's page for Kenya where there is one - 1 of the five clear the three-place gate here - except in the column you are already on, and the Schools figures, which are counts rather than facets.
Waves nearby
TanzaniaMozambiqueMadagascarEgyptOman
The closest countries with a page for the same kind of riding, centre to centre: Tanzania 791 km, Mozambique 2,066 km, Madagascar 2,386 km, Egypt 3,044 km, Oman 3,071 km.
Also in Kenya
A place is here when at least one of its spots describes waves, surf, swell or a beach break in its water, or is tagged for wave riding, surf or strapless. Spots whose only wave mention is "small waves" do not count. A country needs three such places before it gets a page of its own.