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Zanzibar surfForecast / Caribbean / Montserrat

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 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
27.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Zanzibar today?

The current surf forecast for Zanzibar at 6AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
N
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
N
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)888888109991313121212121211111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)414748292929474327253233312727272725244037353131
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
0.30
9:41AM
0.30
10:25AM
0.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
0.04
8:43PM
0.02
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---6:39-------6:41-------6:41----
Sunset------5:53-------5:53-------5:54-
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262626262626262626262626262626262626262626262626
Feels °C (?)242525252625252525252525242424242424242424242424
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