Zanzibar Surf

Detailed Zanzibar surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Zanzibar. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Zanzibar. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Zanzibar over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Zanzibar and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Zanzibar Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Zanzibar Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Zanzibar coastline are also listed below.

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	Thu		Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 NE	0.9 NE	0.8 ENE	1.1 NE	1.3 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	1.1 NE	0.4 E	0.8 NE	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	1.3 NE	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	1.2 NE	0.9 NE	1.0 NE
Period(s) (?)	8	5	9	4	6	8	8	5	13	8	12	11	13	13	13	13	6	12	12	5	5	4
Energy(?)	180	109	131	67	155	156	163	165	97	143	122	84	135	158	141	114	175	148	85	121	83	60
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)		2:53AM 2.80		3:32PM 2.34		3:33AM 3.00	4:06PM 2.53		4:07AM 3.18	4:38PM 2.71		4:40AM 3.32	5:08PM 2.87		5:10AM 3.40	5:37PM 3.00		5:40AM 3.42		6:07PM 3.10	6:11AM 3.37
Low Tide / height (m)		8:15PM 1.09	9:22AM 0.74		9:02PM 0.91	9:55AM 0.54		9:40PM 0.72	10:26AM 0.36		10:16PM 0.57	10:55AM 0.23		10:49PM 0.45	11:23AM 0.14		11:22PM 0.38	11:52AM 0.10		11:56PM 0.36		12:21PM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	27	26	26	27	26	26	27	26	26	27	26	25	27	26	25	27	26	26	27	26	26	27
Low °C	27	25	25	26	26	25	27	26	25	27	25	25	26	25	25	26	25	25	26	26	26	27
Chill °C (?)	27	26	26	27	26	26	27	26	26	27	26	25	27	26	25	27	26	26	27	26	26	27
Sunrise	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:22	-
Sunset	6:44	-	-	6:44	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:45
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 ESE	0.5 NE	0.8 ENE	0.3 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 E	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 E	0.4 ESE	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.6 ENE	0.3 ESE
Period (s)	11	9	9	11	10	12	10	12	13	11	12	11	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	7	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.3 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.3 ESE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.4 NE	0.3 E	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.3 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.3 ESE	0.1 E
Period (s)	10	11	11	9	16	10	13	15	8	13	8	7	12	13	8	13	12	8	12	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 NE	0.9 NE	0.5 N	1.1 NE	1.3 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	1.1 NE	0.7 NE	0.8 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	1.1 NE	0.8 NE	0.9 NE	1.3 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	1.2 NE	0.9 NE	1.0 NE
Period (s)	8	5	3	4	6	8	8	5	4	8	4	4	7	5	5	4	6	6	4	5	5	4

	Thursday 15				Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sun
	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 NE	1.0 NE	1.1 NE	1.0 NE	0.9 NE	0.4 ESE	0.9 NE	0.8 ENE	0.8 NE	1.1 NE	1.3 NE	1.5 NE	1.3 NE	1.1 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.5 NE	0.9 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	0.4 ESE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	4	5	5	11	9	9	8	4	5	6	6	5	5	8	8	8	4	5	5	12
Energy(?)	177	180	86	112	109	114	164	131	212	67	126	164	155	121	90	156	94	163	118	128	165	110
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		2:51PM 2.15				2:53AM 2.80					3:32PM 2.34				3:33AM 3.00				4:06PM 2.53
Low Tide / height (m)				8:15PM 1.09					9:22AM 0.74				9:02PM 0.91				9:55AM 0.54				9:40PM 0.72
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	26	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	26	26	27	26	26	26	26	25	26	27	27	26	26	26
Chill °C (?)	26	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	26	26	27	26	26	26	26	25	26	27	27	26	26	26
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 ESE	0.8 ENE	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 NE	0.3 ESE	0.3 E	0.5 NE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	12	11	11	8	9	9	11	9	11	11	10	10	10	8	10	12	8	10	11	11	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.1 E	0.4 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.4 ESE	0.3 E	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.2 E	0.2 E
Period (s)	10	10	10	11	11	11	9	11	11	9	16	13	16	10	12	10	10	13	13	14	15	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 NE	1.0 NE	1.1 NE	1.0 NE	0.9 NE	0.8 NE	0.9 NE	0.5 N	0.8 NE	1.1 NE	1.3 NE	1.5 NE	1.3 NE	1.1 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.6 NE	0.9 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.0 NE
Period (s)	8	8	4	5	5	5	9	3	8	4	5	6	6	5	5	8	4	8	4	5	5	5

	Thursday 15	Friday 16
	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 ENE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	11	11	9	9	9
Energy(?)	148	224	177	175	178	180	179	87	86	81	110	112	114	114	109	104	104	114	114	208	164	164
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)						2:51PM 2.15												2:53AM 2.80
Low Tide / height (m)												8:15PM 1.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Chill °C (?)	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 ENE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	8	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.2 E	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.1 E	0.1 E
Period (s)	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 N	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.8 NE	0.8 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE
Period (s)	3	8	8	8	8	8	8	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	9

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