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Nungwi Reefs surfForecast / Zanzibar / Tanzania
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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
28.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Nungwi Reefs today?
The current surf forecast for Nungwi Reefs at 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nungwi Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
59 | 62 | 158 | 179 | 65 | 80 | 64 | 175 | 103 | 136 | 114 | 122 | 217 | 87 | 81 | 62 | 85 | 117 | 86 | 61 | 55 | 61 | 61 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:30AM2.45m | 1:52PM2.94m | 2:19AM2.53m | 2:32PM3.06m | 3:00AM2.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.94m | 7:20AM0.88m | 8:14PM0.75m | 8:03AM0.79m | 8:52PM0.59m | 8:40AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | |
6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 |
27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
4 | 4 | 56 | 72 | 65 | 80 | 64 | 87 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 98 | 87 | 81 | 62 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 55 | 61 | 61 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 19 | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 15 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 16 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | E 14 | E 18 | E 18 | — | E 17 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — |
4 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
59 | 62 | 158 | 179 | — | 1 | 1 | 175 | 103 | 136 | 114 | 122 | 217 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 117 | 86 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1795 | 2081 | 2014 | 110 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 2081 | 2081 | 2081 | 2014 | 2014 | 1991 | 0 | 0 | 2081 | 2081 | 2081 | 2014 | 2035 | 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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