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Nungwi Reefs surf break

Nungwi Reefs surfForecast / Zanzibar / Tanzania

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 23 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
27.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Nungwi Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Nungwi Reefs at 11PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)--
Afternoon (23 Jan)--
Evening (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM
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 (?)
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)565555556667788888588884
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7197946866809411717722618121712610911211413644323293564342
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
30
ENE
40
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNE
25
ENE
30
E
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
3.15
7:15AM
3.04
7:46PM
3.09
7:52AM
2.78
8:28PM
2.97
8:37AM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08AM
0.48
1:23PM
0.32
1:49AM
0.62
1:58PM
0.50
2:39AM
0.82
2:41PM
0.72
Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise-----6:22-------6:22-------6:22--
Sunset6:45-------6:45-------6:45-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282726262525262726262625252525262626262625252527
Feels °C (?)282726262324242523262726272726262425272826252526
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