Mangroves, United Republic of Tanzania
No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Chunguruma, is 208 km away. Nearest airport: MYW (MYW), 84 km.
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About Mangroves
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces E (99°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (279°). 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). 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 January, February, August and September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Chunguruma, is 208 km away. Nearest airport: MYW (MYW), 84 km. Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots.
Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Chunguruma, is 208 km away. Nearest airport: MYW (MYW), 84 km.
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Forecast
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 19Oct | 46, fair | 4 ft6 smushy | 120kJ | wind from the east, 6 knots | 29°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 49, good | 4 ft6 smushy | 142kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 45, fair | 4 ft6 smushy | 89kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 30°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 40, fair | 3 ft6 smushy | 71kJ | wind from the east, 6 knots | 30°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 36, fair | 3 ft6 smushy | 59kJ | wind from the east, 7 knots | 30°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 48, good | 4 ft7 smushy | 121kJ | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 31°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 28, poor | 4 ft7 smushy | 158kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots | 29°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 37, fair | 4 ft6 smushy | 80kJ | wind from the south-east, 9 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 41, fair | 4 ft6 smushy | 140kJ | wind from the east, 7 knots | 29°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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates
- Tue 20 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Wed 21 OctSurf Mangroves
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
- Thu 22 OctSurf Mangroves
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
- Fri 23 OctSurf Mangroves
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).
- Sat 24 OctSurf Mangroves
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).
- Sun 25 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.
- Mon 26 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
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