Dongwe, United Republic of Tanzania

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Following the footsteps
Near Dongwe Doughnuts, 1 km away. Photo: Roberto Faccenda from Canale CN, Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Dongwe

Dongwe is a town in Unguja South Region, United Republic of Tanzania. From Dongwe you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Dongwe Doughnuts, a surf spot 1.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 13 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ZNZ, 34 km away.

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Staying in Dongwe

  • 13 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: ZNZ, 34 km, DAR, 84 km, TGT, 132 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Dongwe.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Dongwe: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Dongwe Doughnuts1.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up5 ft155 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots4 ft165 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots4 ft138 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots3 ft86 kJwind from the east, 5 knots3 ft77 kJwind from the east, 5 knots3 ft57 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots3 ft62 kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots
All readings for Dongwe Doughnuts: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Dongwe Doughnuts, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct27, poor5 ft6 smushy155kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots27°C
Mon 19Oct31, poor4 ft7 smushy165kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct33, poor4 ft7 smushy138kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct36, fair3 ft7 smushy86kJwind from the east, 5 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct26, poor3 ft6 smushy77kJwind from the east, 5 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct23, poor3 ft6 smushy57kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct25, poor3 ft6 smushy62kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Dongwe, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Dongwe

  • Livingstone Terrace (Baraza Resort)0.4 km from the centre

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