Wommewek, United Republic of Tanzania

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Kizimkazi Mkunguni, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ZNZ (ZNZ), 42 km.

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About Wommewek

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

The spot faces S (181°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (1°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 50). 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 January, February and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Kizimkazi Mkunguni, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ZNZ (ZNZ), 42 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ZNZ, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD).
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Kizimkazi Mkunguni, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ZNZ (ZNZ), 42 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 Wommewek, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, poor	5 ft7 smushy	174kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	29, poor	5 ft7 smushy	202kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	4 ft7 smushy	172kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	4 ft6 smushy	108kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	3 ft7 smushy	92kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	11, poor	5 ft7 smushy	237kJ	wind from the south, 15 knots	27°C
Mon 26Oct	26, poor	5 ft6 smushy	121kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	26°C
Tue 27Oct	34, poor	3 ft6 smushy	53kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	27°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to ZNZ, changing at MAD, then 1h 05 by road. About 26h 10 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Wommewek
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Wommewek
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Wommewek
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 6 kn (10 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Wommewek
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to ZNZ, changing at MAD, then 1h 05 by road. About 26h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,075–£2,140 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 ZNZ, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£750–£1,565
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		£1,075–£2,140

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

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