Jam's Right surfForecast / Mainland / Tanzania

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 01 May 2026 EAT
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Jam's Right surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jam's Right sea temperature is
28.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Jam's Right today?

The current surf forecast for Jam's Right at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (01 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (01 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Jam's Right. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.7
ESE
8
1.2
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
75
0
41
52
39
0
58
63
63
63
63
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:57AM2.95m
4:05PM3.40m
4:26AM2.94m
4:33PM3.40m
4:55AM2.89m
5:01PM3.35m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.36m
10:19PM0.17m
10:14AM0.33m
10:48PM0.15m
10:43AM0.35m
11:18PM0.21m
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
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6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
2
1
3
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
26
27
28
27
26
25
24
24
25
29
28
27
25
25
24
24
25
28
29
28
26
25
24
26
26
28
29
29
29
28
26
26
26
30
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
31
31
29
28
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
Energy kJ
11
6
7
14
14
14
14
14
5
5
7
14
14
75
59
41
52
39
62
58
63
63
63
63
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
11
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
14
14
14
1
2
14
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
1
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.5
S
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
9
1.2
SE
7
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
2
8
10
12
7
7
1
1
11
11
11
50
151
1
1
2
1
178
187
187
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
1803
1806
1806
1806
1806
1851
1806
1806
1805
1805
1802
1805
0
1805
7
7
110
110
1802
1802
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Tanzania (Mainland)
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Tanzania
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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