Nungwi Reefs Surf Forecast

/ Zanzibar (1 surf breaks) /

Tanzania (4 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Nungwi Reefs surfForecast / Zanzibar / Tanzania

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 20 Oct 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 26.5° 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 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EAT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (20 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s

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

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	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E
Period(s) (?)	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	13
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	193	119	113	113	113	190	157	287	153	153	157	164	175	139	222	169	130	130	101	101	99	140	256	345
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	NE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	S	SSW	SSW	SE	SE	SE	E	ESE	ESE	S	WSW	E	ESE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)			3:27AM 3.31				3:44PM 3.09				3:54AM 3.43				4:12PM 3.11				4:19AM 3.49				4:38PM 3.07
Low Tide / height (m)	9:09PM 0.42				9:33AM 0.30				9:34PM 0.32				10:00AM 0.17				9:59PM 0.26				10:27AM 0.10

	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	25	25	25	24	25	25	26	27	26	25	25	25	26	26	27	26	26
Feels °C (?)	27	27	28	28	29	27	26	25	26	27	27	28	27	29	28	27	27	28	28	30	29	28	26	27

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Zanzibar

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Nungwi Reefs (calm at Zanzibar/Kisauni Airport 56 km from Nungwi Reefs). 0.6m 7s swell from the E with a 0.2m 11s groundswell from the ESE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
2 hours 22 minutes ago Nungwi Reefs

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