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Coco beach, United Republic of Tanzania

Stay in Dar es Salaam: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Dar es Salaam

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Coco Beach shoreline
Coco beach. Photo: Ali A. Fazal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Coco beach

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (71°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (251°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.7 km out (1 in 172). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and August, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Dar es Salaam, 5.3 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 dive site.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 26 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to DAR, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST). About 8 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → DAR · Skyscanner from about £755 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Coco beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Coco beach does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct384 ft6 smushy93kJ27°C
Mon 19Oct384 ft7 smushy111kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct404 ft7 smushy112kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct353 ft6 smushy68kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct243 ft6 smushy50kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct242 ft6 smushy31kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct283 ft6 smushy54kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct314 ft7 smushy129kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct434 ft6 smushy72kJ26°C
Tue 27Oct293 ft6 smushy48kJ27°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to DAR, changing at IST, then 35 min by road. About 26h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Coco beach

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Coco beach

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Coco beach

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Sea Cliff

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to DAR, changing at IST, then 35 min by road. About 26h 35 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Dar es Salaam each day: Coco beach, Sea Cliff.

The trip from Dar es Salaam, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,200–£2,350 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to DAR, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£755–£1,570
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£25–£40
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£1,200–£2,350

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Dar es Salaam

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