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Nungwi Reefs surf break

Nungwi Reefs surfForecast / Zanzibar / Tanzania

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 EAT
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Nungwi Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nungwi Reefs sea temperature is
27.4° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nungwi Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Nungwi Reefs at 9PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)--
Afternoon (22 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (22 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)11114555554556665555666888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)783943688683604545791101241411111029084106171188116140125114
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
35
NNE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
3.15
6:42AM
3.24
7:10PM
3.15
7:15AM
3.04
7:46PM
3.09
7:52AM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
0.12
12:31AM
0.39
12:51PM
0.19
1:08AM
0.48
1:23PM
0.32
1:49AM
0.62
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:22
Sunset--6:45-------6:45-------6:45-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252627262626262526272626262625252527262625252525
Feels °C (?)262627262627262526262426272624242325242626272627
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