Nungwi Reefs surf break

Nungwi Reefs surfForecast / Zanzibar / Tanzania

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 21 Mar 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
29.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nungwi Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Nungwi Reefs at 2AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)666666666677888777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2121202027191919223351376094107736545474735353434
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:43PM
3.76
6:01AM
3.25
6:16PM
3.67
6:35AM
3.01
6:52PM
3.45
7:12AM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
-0.10
11:55AM
0.00
12:29AM
0.06
12:28PM
0.19
1:09AM
0.32
1:04PM
0.46
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:26-------6:26--
Sunset6:32-------6:31-------6:31-------
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
21-3454533797512--232322
Temp. °C252525252526262525252625252526272727262626262727
Feels °C (?)282727262526272626262929282730302829282929272930
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