Nungwi Reefs surf break

Nungwi Reefs surfForecast / Zanzibar / Tanzania

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 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
29.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nungwi Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Nungwi Reefs at 11AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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
01
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)1112111111111010101010101099999999669
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41444039393837343333311819171717156666997
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
E
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
10
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffglasscross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
2.51
1:45PM
2.06
1:59AM
2.75
2:47PM
2.44
2:56AM
3.06
3:29PM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35AM
1.10
7:16PM
1.20
8:41AM
0.78
8:32PM
0.88
9:20AM
0.48
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise---6:28-------6:28-------6:28----
Sunset------6:42-------6:42-------6:40-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
131383----2111---------1
Temp. °C282828272726272727272727272728282828272828282928
Feels °C (?)313132293029303130313031312930303031303232313130
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