Nungwi Reefs surf break

Nungwi Reefs surfForecast / Zanzibar / Tanzania

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 22 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
29.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Nungwi Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Nungwi Reefs at 12PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)666667777777777777776666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201918183844515457576963444444444433333230623128
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:01AM
3.25
6:16PM
3.67
6:35AM
3.01
6:52PM
3.45
7:12AM
2.70
7:34PM
3.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:55AM
0.00
12:29AM
0.06
12:28PM
0.19
1:09AM
0.32
1:04PM
0.46
1:55AM
0.67
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:26------
Sunset----6:31-------6:31-------6:30---
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Rain (mm)
313101-58642-123321311-23
Temp. °C262626252526262525262727272727262626262828262625
Feels °C (?)272727262628292929303029282930282827283029272726
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