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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
28.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nungwi Reefs today?
The current surf forecast for Nungwi Reefs at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nungwi Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
194 | 162 | 165 | 135 | 138 | 138 | 365 | 203 | 270 | 135 | 138 | 118 | 123 | 123 | 301 | 184 | 180 | 247 | 115 | 92 | 44 | 44 | 100 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:11AM3.02m | 4:22PM3.78m | 4:53AM3.01m | 5:05PM3.76m | 5:37AM2.94m | 5:50PM3.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM-0.04m | 9:56AM0.16m | 10:42PM-0.10m | 10:37AM0.14m | 11:25PM-0.05m | 11:20AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
— | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 9 |
194 | 162 | 165 | 135 | 138 | 138 | 146 | 203 | 143 | 135 | 138 | 118 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 184 | 180 | 124 | 115 | 92 | 29 | 29 | — | 92 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 44 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SE 9 | — | ESE 9 | — | SSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 10 | — | — | SE 9 | SSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | ESE 9 | SSE 3 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 365 | — | 270 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 301 | — | — | 247 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 100 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 1795 | 1795 | 1795 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1790 | 1790 | 1790 | 1795 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 1790 | 1790 | 1790 |
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