Dhoof point, Somalia
No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Djibouti, is 863 km away. Nearest airport: BSA (BSA), 235 km.
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About Dhoof point
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces E (89°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (269°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 4–15 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 9). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Djibouti, is 863 km away. Nearest airport: BSA (BSA), 235 km.
Water about 26°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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From Chicago: about 29 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BSA, changing at Dubai International Airport (DXB).
See flights ORD → BSA · Skyscanner from about £710 returnAdGetting there. 4 h 20 from the airport to Dhoof point.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Djibouti, is 863 km away. Nearest airport: BSA (BSA), 235 km.
Hire and lessons.
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Forecast
Dhoof point does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
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No forecast for Dhoof point yet: it refreshes every three hours.
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. 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 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to BSA, changing at DXB, then 4h 20 by road. About 29h 10 door to door
- Tue 20 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 0% of days.
- Wed 21 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 0% of days.
- Thu 22 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 0% of days.
- Fri 23 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 0% of days.
- Sat 24 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 0% of days.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to BSA, changing at DXB, then 4h 20 by road. About 29h 10 door to door
Rough cost
About £1,035–£2,050 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.
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to BSA, estimated from distance and season, changing at DXB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | £710–£1,475 |
| To the UK airport | parking or the train, there and back | £35–£65 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | £70–£115 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | £155–£290 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about £85 to fly your own | £65–£105 |
| Total | £1,035–£2,050 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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