Continent |
Africa |
Country |
Kenya |
Next Big City |
Lamu |
Next Town |
Shela |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food |
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Currents |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Very occasionally, there are other users on the water. Miles of ocean to oneself. A huge sand bar extends out for a few KM. Excellent flatwater conditions +/- 3 hrs around low tide. At high tide, some 1m waves break way out on the sand bar but no tubes. Just fun to play on.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
Beach is soft. Unpolluted and very empty. Often you and friends are the only ones around. Long beach stretching for miles and miles to kite along.
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Spring:
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Shorts |
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Summer:
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Shorts |
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Fall:
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Shorts |
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Winter:
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Shorts |
Warm all year round.
Best Months: |
January, June, July, August, December |
Wind Type: |
Trade |
Best Direction: |
NE, SE, SSE, S |
Main Direction: |
NE, SE, SSE, S |
Kaskazi wind from December to January and Kuzi wind in the summer June to August. Constant wind.
Transport |
Boat |
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Access
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No walk |
Get to Lamu and here to the southwest tip of the island.
Rules |
None |
There are two bars on the stretch of beach and most guests that are there will meet at them. Always a social buzz of some kind. Peponi Bar in Shela village round the other side of the island is a winner. Very lively and interesting people always to be found.
