Mogadishu Beach, Somalia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Mambrui, is 813 km away. Nearest airport: MGQ (MGQ), 5 km.

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About Mogadishu Beach

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

The spot faces S (162°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (342°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 800 m out (1 in 78). 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 April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Mambrui, is 813 km away. Nearest airport: MGQ (MGQ), 5 km.

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

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From Chicago: about 25 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MGQ, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST).
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Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Mogadishu Beach.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Mambrui, is 813 km away. Nearest airport: MGQ (MGQ), 5 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mogadishu Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, poor	5 ft7 smushy	254kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	28, poor	6 ft8 smushy	320kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	31, poor	5 ft7 smushy	258kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 smushy	132kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	115kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft7 smushy	91kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	3 ft7 smushy	91kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	33, too small	2 ft7 smushy	56kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	28°C
Mon 26Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 smushy	40kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	28°C
Tue 27Oct	24, too small	2 ft7 smushy	44kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to MGQ, changing at IST, then 25 min by road. About 25h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 35 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Mogadishu Beach
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Mogadishu Beach
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Mogadishu Beach
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Mogadishu Beach
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to MGQ, changing at IST, then 25 min by road. About 25h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,010–£2,020 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to MGQ, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£740–£1,535
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£15–£25
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£1,010–£2,020

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

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