Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nungwi Reefs today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nungwi Reefs at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nungwi Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
242 | 137 | 142 | 135 | 219 | 104 | 107 | 107 | 103 | 398 | 267 | 302 | 251 | 586 | 363 | 510 | 434 | 440 | 500 | 874 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:34PM3.38m | 4:54AM3.30m | 5:02PM3.42m | 5:21AM3.43m | 5:30PM3.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.33m | 10:39PM0.10m | 10:49AM0.19m | 11:05PM0.03m | 11:20AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 15 | — | S 20 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 19 | — | E 20 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 19 | E 10 |
140 | 4 | — | 8 | 130 | 104 | 107 | 107 | 103 | 143 | 7 | — | 8 | 293 | 363 | 510 | 434 | 440 | 7 | 490 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | E 10 | — | — | E 20 | — | — | E 19 | — | E 20 | E 20 | E 19 |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | S 3 | — | SSW 3 | — | E 10 | ESE 10 |
242 | 137 | 142 | 135 | 219 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 398 | 267 | 302 | 251 | 586 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 500 | 874 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 2417 | 2044 | 1795 | 2044 | 1795 | 2416 | 2416 | 2416 | 2081 | 0 | 2081 | 2081 | 1991 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 1991 | 2179 | 2081 |
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