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Dongwe Doughnuts, United Republic of Tanzania

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

About Dongwe Doughnuts

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

The spot faces E (72°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (252°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.6 km out (1 in 256). 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 May, June, July and August, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Dongwe, 1.8 km away (about 5 min by car).

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 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ZNZ, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD).

    See flights ORD → ZNZ · Skyscanner from about £750 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Dongwe Doughnuts.

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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

Dongwe Doughnuts 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 18Oct315 ft6 smushy155kJ27°C
Mon 19Oct324 ft7 smushy165kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct364 ft7 smushy138kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct363 ft7 smushy86kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct263 ft6 smushy77kJ27°C
Fri 23Oct223 ft6 smushy57kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct233 ft6 smushy62kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct294 ft6 smushy144kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct243 ft5 smushy50kJ26°C
Tue 27Oct223 ft5 smushy35kJ27°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 ZNZ, changing at MAD, then 55 min by road. About 26h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Dongwe Doughnuts

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Dongwe Doughnuts

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

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Dongwe Doughnuts

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Dongwe Doughnuts

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Dongwe Doughnuts

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to ZNZ, changing at MAD, then 55 min by road. About 26h door to door

The trip from Dongwe, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,240–£2,420 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 ZNZ, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£750–£1,565
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
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£1,240–£2,420

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

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

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