Zanzibar, Tanzania
Oct · 3% rideableZanzibar - Paje
What it's actually like
Paje is a village on the south-east coast of Zanzibar, facing the Indian Ocean. A shallow lagoon runs out to the reef, and the tide changes the spot through the day. Two trade winds make the seasons: the Kusi, which blows from the south-east between June and October, and the Kaskazi, from the north-east between December and mid-March.
Here WindChaser’s record and the schools part company. In the record’s best months, June and July, about one day in four clears 12 knots for three daylight hours, with a mean of about 13 knots over those hours, building from the morning to a peak in the early afternoon. From September to April such days are uncommon, never more than about one in nine. Kite Centre Zanzibar, on the other hand, describes more than 250 kiteable days a year. The record comes from a 9 km global model that has not yet been checked against a station on this coast, so read its figures as a guide, and read the schools’ as theirs.
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport is about 50 km from Paje by road, around 50 minutes.
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Your month
When it's good
12 kt+ for 3+ daylight hours · kite
October · 3%. 1 rideable day in 31, 0.3 hours a day over 12 kt. Go elsewhere.
Where else it blows in October
Not yet checked against a weather station or an independent model, so treat these figures as a guide.
At a glance
Is it for you?
Geek analysis
October in the record
3% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
In October the wind most often sits at 4 to 7 kt (60% of daylight hours). No daylight hour is over 12 kt on at least half the days. The best hours are 11am and 2pm to 4pm, each on 3% of days. See both charts in the full report
No weather station near enough to check these figures against.
October on the record
The month's own figures, not the year's average.
Take it with you
The full Zanzibar - Paje report
Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.
When it gets busy
Crowds
Jul · HighBusiest from July to September, according to compiled research rather than a count. KiteActive calls the water lively and busy in high season and much more relaxed outside it.
On the water
What October usually does
October sits outside the best months here. 3% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
Your playground
Launches & safety
Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.
- Launch
- Hazard
- Parking
- School
- Stay
- Webcam
We haven't found published rules for this spot.
Local intel
Getting there & on the ground
Stay, schools & kit
Who works this beach
All 6 stays near Zanzibar - Paje on one page