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Nungwi Reefs surf break

Nungwi Reefs surfForecast / Zanzibar / Tanzania

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 20 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 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (20 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s

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

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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
1
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.2
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)1010101010105777761066666666667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19333332321840285138925640322828191919121213132123
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrossoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56AM
3.47
5:11PM
3.74
5:28AM
3.41
5:43PM
3.76
6:01AM
3.25
6:16PM
3.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54AM
-0.08
11:18PM
-0.14
11:23AM
-0.09
11:53PM
-0.10
11:55AM
0.00
12:29AM
0.06
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:26------
Sunset----6:32-------6:32-------6:31---
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Rain (mm)
-22-35854322--1211133244
Temp. °C272727282927272726252627272726262626272827272626
Feels °C (?)303030313027282929272829292928282727293129292829
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