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Nungwi Reefs surf break

Nungwi Reefs surfForecast / Zanzibar / Tanzania

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 18 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
27.0° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 5PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (18 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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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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 (?)
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.7
NE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
1.3
NE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)11111212121211158141414614141414136666612
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)353871717770434455103148100971389314496871452562191289975
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
ENE
35
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
2.71
4:40AM
3.32
5:08PM
2.87
5:10AM
3.40
5:37PM
3.00
5:40AM
3.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
0.36
10:16PM
0.57
10:55AM
0.23
10:49PM
0.45
11:23AM
0.14
11:22PM
0.38
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:20-------6:20
Sunset--6:45-------6:45-------6:45-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262727262626262526272726262626252628272626262626
Feels °C (?)262726262728282627272627272726252527252727272626
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