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Nungwi Reefs surf break

Nungwi Reefs surfForecast / Zanzibar / Tanzania

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 15 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: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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 (?)
0.7
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.9
NE
0.5
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.4
ESE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.4
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)845559999456665881055551213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6139566651373912339399215414679511097835475563534853
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		ononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:51PM
2.15
2:53AM
2.80
3:32PM
2.34
3:33AM
3.00
4:06PM
2.53
4:07AM
3.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:15PM
1.09
9:22AM
0.74
9:02PM
0.91
9:55AM
0.54
9:40PM
0.72
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:20-------6:20
Sunset--6:44-------6:44-------6:45-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262727262625252526262726262626252627272626262625
Feels °C (?)262726272726252526252526272827262727272727272726
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