Overview

Coco Beach is an urban kitesurf spot located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's largest city. This popular beach faces east onto the Indian Ocean and receives the southeast trade winds during the Kusi season (June to October). The spot is suitable for intermediate riders with a lively urban beach setting. Conditions are oceanic with significant tides that influence the riding area. It is the most accessible spot in Dar es Salaam.

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Spot forecast for Coco Beach

Sunrise 05:59 · Sunset 18:16

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.9 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 04:58 · 1.7 m High tide 11:36 · 2.4 m Low tide 18:17 · 1.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:55 · 2.4 m Low tide 06:48 · 1.5 m High tide 13:02 · 2.6 m Low tide 19:17 · 1.2 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 01:41 · 2.7 m Low tide 07:43 · 1.2 m High tide 13:51 · 2.8 m Low tide 19:57 · 1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 02:14 · 3 m Low tide 08:22 · 0.9 m High tide 14:29 · 3 m Low tide 20:30 · 0.8 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 02:45 · 3.4 m Low tide 08:57 · 0.6 m High tide 15:03 · 3.2 m Low tide 21:02 · 0.6 m

Coco Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

286h

in August · 31 rideable days

The season runs from May to November, peaking in August: 29 rideable days a month and 286 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is April, at 14 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 99%13-20 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 99% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is April, at 29 °C. The wettest month is April, with 434 mm.

Monthly averages: Coco Beach

Monthly averages — Coco Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.5	63 h	31 °C	116 mm
February	24.0	122 h	32 °C	54 mm
March	20.0	109 h	31 °C	169 mm
April	14.0	88 h	29 °C	434 mm
May	25.0	180 h	29 °C	163 mm
June	28.0	237 h	29 °C	56 mm
July	30.5	286 h	29 °C	19 mm
August	31.0	286 h	29 °C	27 mm
September	30.0	267 h	29 °C	33 mm
October	31.0	263 h	30 °C	75 mm
November	27.0	191 h	31 °C	63 mm
December	20.5	120 h	31 °C	114 mm

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Technical details of Coco Beach spot

The spot works with winds from SE, SSE, S.

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, E, ESE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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