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🇹🇿 Nungwi Beach, Zanzibar

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Best directionN
Wind speed15–22kt
SeasonDec – Mar
Skill levelBeginner
WaterFlat + chop
Ridden forKitesurfing

Zanzibar's northern tip, a lively tourist hub with calmer, more beginner-friendly water than the reef-exposed east coast.

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Getting thereNorthern tip of Zanzibar, about 1.5 hours from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) by private taxi or rental car. Free parking at local beach…
HazardsA genuine, extreme tidal range means low tide reveals shallow, sharp coral heads, sea urchins, and local wooden dhow mooring lines that can tangle gear or…
Best time of dayAfternoon during the Kaskazi (December-March) or Kusi (June-September) monsoons, when wind stabilizes post-midday from thermal…
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