Nungwi Reefs surf break

Nungwi Reefs surfForecast / Zanzibar / Tanzania

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
28.9° 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 3PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888887777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)323334355535544747474545456262474545444443435743
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22AM
3.12
3:37PM
3.50
3:56AM
3.24
4:09PM
3.72
4:31AM
3.28
4:43PM
3.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17AM
0.26
9:46PM
0.07
9:49AM
0.09
10:21PM
-0.12
10:22AM
0.00
10:58PM
-0.19
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:22------
Sunset----6:21-------6:21-------6:21---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
22----13211--135421--125
Temp. °C262626282827262625262627282727262626262727272626
Feels °C (?)282828302929282726282830302930292928282929302828
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