Nungwi Reefs Surf Break

Nungwi Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.72° S 39.30° E

Issued: 8 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nungwi Reefs sea temperature is
27.8° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Nungwi Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Nungwi Reefs today (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Nungwi Reefs at 4AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (17 Jun)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (17 Jun)4ft (1.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Nungwi Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.7
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
177
416
508
281
295
301
251
256
251
251
212
212
207
212
441
460
216
378
354
169
130
130
138
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:00PM3.68m
5:35AM2.95m
5:47PM3.60m
6:22AM2.96m
6:35PM3.43m
7:11AM2.93m
Low Tide
11:20PM0.01m
11:17AM0.27m
00:04AM0.07m
12:06PM0.36m
00:49AM0.20m
12:56PM0.52m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
6:16
 mm
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
25
26
25
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
27
Feels °C
26
26
27
27
25
26
27
28
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
Energy kJ
169
177
220
269
281
295
301
251
256
251
251
212
212
207
212
212
259
216
211
177
169
130
130
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
1.7
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SW
2
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
3
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
416
508
1
1
4
2
441
460
3
378
354
1
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2298
2035
2014
2014
110
110
0
0
2056
2282
110
110
110
2044
1795
2417
1795
1795
1795
110
110
110
1795
1795
Best forecast wave conditions in Zanzibar
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Tanzania
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
8
8
5
4
4
4
6
5
9
7
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Nungwi Reefs surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest