Mangroves
Surf spot · United Republic of Tanzania
Is it worth the trip?
29Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 3 ft swell at 5 s
Mon 2 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 17kJ
- Wind
- NNE 5 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Tue 3 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 23kJ
- Wind
- E 7 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 41kJ
- Wind
- ENE 4 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 39kJ
- Wind
- ENE 4 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 31kJ
- Wind
- NE 6 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 27kJ
- Wind
- ENE 7 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 36kJ
- Wind
- ENE 6 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 214, too small
- Tue 315, too small
- Wed 428, too small
- Thu 529, too small
- Fri 631, too small
- Sat 732, too small
- Sun 835, too small
- Mon 933, too small
- Tue 1019, too small
- Wed 1141, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 14, too small | 1 ft7 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 15, too small | 1 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 23kJ | wind from the east, 7 knots | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 28, too small | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 41kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 29, too small | 2 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 39kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 31, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 31kJ | wind from the north-east, 6 knots | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 32, too small | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 27kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 35, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 36kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 33, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 32kJ | wind from the north-east, 4 knots | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 19, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 21kJ | wind from the east, 5 knots | 30°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 41, too small | 3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 44kJ | wind from the east, 7 knots | 30°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:38 −0.7 mHigh 09:08 +0.9 mLow 15:47 −0.8 mHigh 22:17 +0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:27 −0.6 mHigh 10:55 +0.7 mLow 17:27 −0.8 mHigh 23:58 +0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 06:14 −0.7 mHigh 12:29 +0.8 mLow 18:45 −0.9 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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More surf near here
5 places
- Mchinga outer left 0.9 km away
- Mchinga left 2.4 km away
- Nondo right 3.1 km away
- Nondo inside left 3.3 km away
- Nondo left 3.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Mangroves
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are 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). The town to stay in is Mchinga. Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots.
Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: 2 towns
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about 10 min by car
about US$27/nightcountry average
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about 20 min by car
Nearest town: Mchinga, 5 km (about 10 min by car)
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