Nungwi Reefs surf break

Nungwi Reefs surfForecast / Zanzibar / Tanzania

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 EAT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
28.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Nungwi Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Nungwi Reefs at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)8888887998888888109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)333333212021182625242323222222223128282828282828
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
E
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
2.44
11:50AM
1.94
12:26AM
2.44
1:35PM
2.25
1:48AM
2.68
2:28PM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:01AM
1.24
5:10PM
1.39
7:22AM
1.07
7:30PM
1.17
8:18AM
0.79
8:29PM
0.84
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise---6:26-------6:24-------6:24----
Sunset------6:30-------6:30-------6:29-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
33--1-----1-------------
Temp. °C272726262627272727262626262728272726262626272827
Feels °C (?)313029292830302930292829283031293030302929313028
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