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Mozambique Pemba, Mozambique

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About Mozambique Pemba

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW 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 NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 13). The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Pemba.

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From Chicago: about 32 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to POL, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB).

    See flights MDW → POL · Skyscanner from about £785 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Mozambique Pemba.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Kitesurfing lessons in Pemba · GetYourGuideAdKite and board hire in Pemba · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Mozambique Pemba on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: 17 kn gusting 20, onshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct1217knonchop
Mon 19Oct7220knonchop
Tue 20Oct7222knonchop
Wed 21Oct7219knonchop
Thu 22Oct6118knonchop
Fri 23Oct5518knonchop
Sat 24Oct06knside-onflat
Sun 25Oct6921knsidechop
Mon 26Oct2417knside-onchop
Tue 27Oct6120knonchop

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. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. Dec0of 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 MDW to POL, changing at ATL and JNB, then 25 min by road. About 32h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Mozambique Pemba

    18 kn gusting 22, onshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Mozambique Pemba

    16 kn gusting 19, onshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Mozambique Pemba

    15 kn gusting 18, onshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Mozambique Pemba

    14 kn gusting 18, onshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 6, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to POL, changing at ATL and JNB, then 25 min by road. About 32h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,040–£2,075 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 £785–£1,630
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £100–£165
  • Food £105–£190

Places to eat near Pemba

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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