Nungwi Reefs Surf Forecast

/ Zanzibar (1 surf breaks) /

Tanzania (4 surf breaks)

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Nungwi Reefs surfForecast / Zanzibar / Tanzania

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 07 Sep 2025 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 25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nungwi Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Nungwi Reefs at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (07 Sep)	-	-
Evening (07 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

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	Sun 07		Monday 08								Tuesday 09								Wednesday 10
	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	324	110	133	130	379	127	125	153	162	162	158	382	202	158	189	277	235	241	202	202	202	211	273	755
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	S	S	SSW	S	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	WSW	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	4:06PM 3.46				4:28AM 3.41				4:39PM 3.56				4:58AM 3.63				5:12PM 3.55				5:30AM 3.74
Low Tide / height (m)			10:12PM 0.04				10:25AM 0.06				10:41PM -0.09				11:00AM -0.08				11:11PM -0.14				11:35AM -0.11

	Sun 07		Monday 08								Tuesday 09								Wednesday 10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-
Sunset	6:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	26	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	25	26
Feels °C (?)	25	26	26	26	26	27	28	26	25	25	25	24	25	27	26	28	25	24	25	25	26	25	25	27

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Zanzibar

Wind Update Recent cross-shore wind 191 km from Nungwi Reefs has fallen light (light winds from the SSW at Mombasa-Moi International Airport). Waves should be turning clean at Nungwi Reefs. 0.5m 5s windswell from the ESE with a 0.4m 6s windswell from the E and a 0.2m 9s swell from the ENE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 23 minutes ago Nungwi Reefs

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