Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zanzibar today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zanzibar at 6AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zanzibar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 45 | 44 | 27 | 39 | 37 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | 6:51PM0.26m | 1:45AM0.29m | 6:19PM0.25m | 3:06AM0.29m | 5:56PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.07m | 7:40PM0.26m | 10:16AM0.09m | 9:12PM0.24m | 10:45AM0.12m | 10:27PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 45 | 44 | 27 | 39 | 37 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 17 | NE 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 14 | N 13 | NE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | N 17 | N 16 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 223 | 223 | 217 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 186 | 213 | 208 | 177 | 149 | 149 | 124 | 146 | 169 | 164 | 183 | 178 | 128 | 144 | 163 | 184 | 184 | 213 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 521 | 466 | 466 | 322 | 81 | 146 | 146 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 449 | 466 | 521 | 635 | 322 | 521 | 466 |
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