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Skippers right, United Republic of Tanzania

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

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Dar es Salaam, the wider area. Photo: Roland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Skippers right

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

The spot faces NE (40°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (220°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 44). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. 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 August and September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Dar es Salaam. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

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

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From Chicago: about 27 h 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. 1 h from the airport to Skippers right.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Dar es Salaam, 34 km (about 1h 00 by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Skippers right: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Dar es Salaam, 34 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Dar es Salaam · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Dar es Salaam · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Skippers right 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 18Oct295 ft7 smushy216kJ27°C
Mon 19Oct484 ft7 smushy174kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct265 ft7 smushy228kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct404 ft7 smushy140kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct364 ft7 smushy100kJ27°C
Fri 23Oct373 ft6 smushy56kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct414 ft6 smushy108kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct196 ft7 smushy272kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct374 ft6 smushy98kJ26°C
Tue 27Oct444 ft6 smushy90kJ27°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 1h by road. About 27h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Skippers right

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 6 kn (10 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Skippers right

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Skippers right

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (14 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Skippers right

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to DAR, changing at IST, then 1h by road. About 27h door to door

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

Rough cost

About £1,245–£2,425 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
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£1,245–£2,425

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

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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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Dar es Salaam, 34 km (about 1h 00 by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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