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Che Shale, Kenya

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About Che Shale

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.2 km out (1 in 222). The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in November, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mambrui.

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From Chicago: about 27 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MBA, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA). About 7 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to Che Shale.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Che Shale on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 25: 17 kn gusting 22, side-shore. Water: waves 1.8 m.

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct4918knside-on1.8 mwaves
Mon 19Oct5618knside-on1.7 mwaves
Tue 20Oct4816knside-on1.6 mwaves
Wed 21Oct5618knside-on1.4 mwaves
Thu 22Oct4716knside-on1.2 mwaves
Fri 23Oct6018knside-on1.2 mwaves
Sat 24Oct6319knside-on1.3 mwaves
Sun 25Oct8022knside1.8 mwaves
Mon 26Oct4216knon1.3 mwaves
Tue 27Oct6620knside-on1.1 mwaves

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr4of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. Dec1of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to MBA, changing at FRA, then 2h 30 by road. About 27h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Che Shale

    12 kn gusting 16, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Che Shale

    14 kn gusting 18, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.4 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Che Shale

    12 kn gusting 16, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Che Shale

    14 kn gusting 18, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Che Shale

    14 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.3 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to MBA, changing at FRA, then 2h 30 by road. About 27h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,170–£2,295 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £745–£1,545
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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