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Nungwi Reefs surfForecast / Zanzibar / Tanzania
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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
28.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Nungwi Reefs today?
The current surf forecast for Nungwi Reefs at 1AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nungwi Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | SE 6 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | E 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | |
29 | 35 | 45 | 78 | 45 | 65 | 87 | 56 | 72 | 54 | 51 | 64 | 63 | 138 | 123 | 123 | 133 | 59 | 130 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 111 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:38PM3.39m | 7:16AM2.68m | 7:31PM3.10m | 8:17AM2.54m | 8:33PM2.79m | 9:30AM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM0.31m | 12:57PM0.62m | 1:49AM0.55m | 1:56PM0.88m | 2:50AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | |
6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
29 | 28 | 45 | 78 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 56 | 72 | 45 | 44 | 64 | 40 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 133 | 59 | 130 | 58 | 31 | 31 | 111 | 102 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | — |
2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 63 | 138 | 74 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 53 | 83 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — |
4 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 65 | 87 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 2 | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 7 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
20 | 35 | 20 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 43 | 54 | 51 | 164 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 59 | 31 | — | 36 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1800 | 1790 | 1790 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1790 | 2417 | 1790 | 1800 | 1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1795 | 1826 | 2081 | 1991 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 1795 |
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