Nungwi Reefs surf break

Nungwi Reefs surfForecast / Zanzibar / Tanzania

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am 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 4PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am 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 (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.8
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)666666666666667788887777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51392929212121202020121846425452811121097973484533
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:28AM
3.41
5:43PM
3.76
6:01AM
3.25
6:16PM
3.67
6:35AM
3.01
6:52PM
3.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
-0.09
11:53PM
-0.10
11:55AM
0.00
12:29AM
0.06
12:28PM
0.19
1:09AM
0.32
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:26------
Sunset----6:32-------6:31-------6:31---
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Rain (mm)
-21----3225611563321-134
Temp. °C262525262626262526262626262626262626262727272625
Feels °C (?)272627282828282727272827272829292828293028292827
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