Ushongo Beach

Pangani, Tanga Region, Tanzania

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:16 pm

7 am
8.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

8 am
7.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

9 am
6.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

10 am
6.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

Now
6.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

12 pm
8.1
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great

1 pm
8.2
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great

2 pm
8.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

3 pm
9.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
9.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
9.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent

6 pm
9.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 30°C86°F
Water: 29°C84°F
Wind: 149 km/hmph SSE
Gusts: 3522 km/hmph
Waves: 0.7 m2 ft
UV: 8 high
Tide: rising
Rain: 19%
Sunset: 6:16 pm

Today

8.1Great7 am95

7.7Great8 am106

6.5Good9 am127

6.3Good10 am149

6.3GoodNow149

8.1Great12 pm148

8.2Great1 pm148

8.3Great2 pm149

9.5Excellent3 pm159

9.3Excellent4 pm1811

9.0Excellent5 pm2012

9.1Excellent6 pm1912

Sat

7.3Great7 am53

7.1Great8 am75

7.1Great9 am106

7.9Great10 am95

8.5Excellent11 am96

8.9Excellent12 pm127

9.4Excellent1 pm128

9.6Excellent2 pm128

9.6Excellent3 pm148

9.6Excellent4 pm127

9.7Excellent5 pm106

9.6Excellent6 pm96

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 2 pm, 1.7 m5 ft
Low 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
High 2 am, 2.0 m7 ft
Low 8 am, -0.9 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 260 m850 ft
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 1.7 km1.1 miUshongo, Mwera (village)
Nearest airport: 51 km32 miTanga Airport (TGT)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Pangani beach13 km8.3 mi north away
7.6 Great

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Ushongo Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sat9.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 35%
Sun6.0 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 100%
Mon6.1 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 90%
Tue8.4 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 60%
Wed8.9 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 49%
Thu7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 57%