Zanzibar surfForecast / Caribbean / Montserrat

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 AST
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Zanzibar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zanzibar sea temperature is
29.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Zanzibar today?

The current surf forecast for Zanzibar at 5PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NE
0.2
N
0.1
NE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)1281198888813137111112121010101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55566555517177131314142020212222222222
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:49PM
0.30
10:09PM
0.28
5:09PM
0.25
1:16AM
0.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32AM
0.05
8:27AM
0.07
7:11PM
0.25
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:56-------5:56
Sunset--6:09-------6:08-------6:07-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1241----1------
Temp. °C292828282828282829292928282828282828282828282828
Feels °C (?)313030292929282930303027282828282828282828282828
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Caribbean

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Zanzibar (light winds from the E at John Osborne Airport 8 km from Zanzibar). 0.5m 7s swell from the NNW with a 0.1m 9s swell from the N. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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2 h 25 min ago

17 km/h
E
Cross-Off
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