Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaia surfboard in Lances Left, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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I don't think these places were first surfed in 2005. South-Africans are numerous in Tanzania and they surfed the country. Besides most often one needs a boat as most of the reefs are very far away.
The tide ranges are also extreme and must affect a lot the surf. There are good spots for sure, but I don't think they could be defined as "world class".
Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique
Geographic coordinates: 6° 0' S, 35° 0' E
Coastline km: 1,424 km km
Climate: varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands
Terrain: plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south
Elevation: highest point: Kilimanjaro 5,895 m
Natural hazards: flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season; drought
Currency: Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
Population: 36,766,356
Languages: Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many local languages
Capital: Dar es Salaam
Divisions: 26 regions; Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kagera, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lindi, Manyara, Mara, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pemba North, Pemba South, Pwani, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Shinyanga, Singida, Tabora, Tanga, Zanzibar Central/South, Zanzibar North, Zanzibar Urban/West
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| Surf Spots (5) | Quality | Direction | Type | Frequ | Experience | ||
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| JAM's Right | - / - | Right | Reef-coral |
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| Oyster bay beach | 2 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar |
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| Sea Cliff | 1 / - | Right | Reef-rocky |
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| wommewek | - / - | Left | Reef-coral |
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| Zanzibar | 2 / - | Right and left | Reef-coral |
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By Anonymous , 05-10-2008
Bad year - I have been surfing Coco beach for three years. Unfortunately, this year is very bad year! Surf season is almost ending but NO big swell coming in. 1-3 ft. all this season around. It seems small rany season started so we won't get big swell until stome season.
By Thomas Maddens , 28-04-2008
10 feet!!!??? - Also, it never quite hits ten feet...It once got pretty close with a hurricane past Zanzibar, but it usually sticks around 5-6 feet- solid, chilled long-boarding waves... You do not need to be very experienced to surf either coco-beach or sea-cliff...
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By Anonymous , 07-11-2008
Tanzania surfing - Guys, i surfed sea cliff and oyster bay in 2000/2001 and was alone all the time, the army used to get bummed because at seacliff i walked through their training area.