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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	Sat	Sunday 31			Mon				Tuesday 02			Wed		Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06
	Night	AM	AM	PM	AM	PM	Night	Night	AM	Night	Night	AM	Night	AM	AM	PM	AM	AM	Night	AM	PM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Zanzibar	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar
Rating	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 E	1.9 ESE	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 ESE	1.2 E	1.7 SW	1.7 ESE	1.2 E	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.2 E	1.8 ESE	1.0 SSW	1.3 E	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.6 SSW	1.3 E
Period(s) (?)	12	11	9	9	19	18	17	10	10	14	10	10	14	15	10	10	16	10	14	13	13	10
Energy(?)	427	289	251	899	1666	2016	1506	930	262	1940	836	273	1303	1237	290	952	507	339	257	302	225	354
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)		5:19AM 0.78	8:09AM 2.55		5:51AM 0.72	2:10PM 0.50		6:46AM 0.66			1:37AM 1.81		1:29PM 2.39			3:10AM 0.36		1:14PM 0.85	3:00PM 3.00		1:38PM 0.90	3:34PM 3.26
Low Tide / height (m)		11:39AM 0.40		2:38PM 1.18	12:18PM 0.50		10:03PM 0.11				7:19PM 1.35	6:25AM 1.48			7:54AM 1.23	8:58PM 0.12	8:50PM 0.77			9:17PM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	13	24	26	14	14	13	24	23	13	24	23	13	14	24	25	17	25	19	21	23	26
Low °C	12	12	23	24	14	13	11	23	22	13	23	22	12	12	23	24	16	25	16	18	23	25
Chill °C (?)	11	11	24	26	13	13	12	24	23	11	24	23	12	13	24	25	16	25	18	21	23	26
Sunrise	-	6:43	6:22	-	6:41	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	6:37	6:20	-	6:37	6:20	-	6:35	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:22	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	6:05	6:22
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 E	1.3 E	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.7 SW	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.2 E	1.3 E	1.0 SSW	1.3 E	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	1.3 E
Period (s)	12	11	9	9	19	18	17	10	10	14	10	10	14	15	10	10	16	10	14	13	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	-	-	0.5 SSW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	-	-	0.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	-	0.4 ENE	0.1 SW	0.6 SSW	-
Period (s)	18	18	-	-	20	14	5	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	5	18	13	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 WSW	-	1.9 ESE	0.5 W	0.6 W	-	1.8 ESE	-	1.3 SW	1.7 ESE	0.3 SW	-	0.3 NNE	0.2 SSW	1.8 ESE	0.8 NNE	-	0.3 NW	0.2 NNW	-	-
Period (s)	-	7	-	9	7	4	-	10	-	14	10	2	-	2	2	10	4	-	4	2	-	-

	Saturday 30				Sunday 31								Monday 01								Tue
	12PM	9:30PM	6PM	9PM	6:30AM	9:30AM	12:30PM	3:30PM	6:30PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	9:30AM	6AM	3:30PM	12PM	9:30PM	6PM	9PM	6:30AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar
Rating	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 E	1.4 SW	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.9 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 SSW	1.2 E	1.7 SSW	1.2 E	1.7 SSW	1.4 E	1.4 ESE	1.6 SW	1.3 E
Period(s) (?)	10	12	9	9	11	11	11	11	11	9	9	10	10	19	10	18	10	17	10	10	16	10
Energy(?)	225	539	598	314	313	289	271	286	302	899	433	399	408	1666	279	2016	279	1786	377	378	1239	314
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross	cross	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				7:40PM 2.26	5:19AM 0.78				3:33PM 0.49			8:09PM 1.98				2:10PM 0.50	9:03AM 2.30
Low Tide / height (m)							11:39AM 0.40			2:38PM 1.18									4:01PM 1.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	12	24	24	12	12	13	13	13	26	24	24	24	14	24	14	25	13	25	24	11	23
Chill °C (?)	24	11	24	24	10	10	11	11	12	26	24	24	24	13	24	13	25	12	25	24	8	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 E	1.4 SW	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.2 SSW	1.0 SW	1.3 E	1.6 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 SSW	1.2 E	1.7 SSW	1.2 E	1.7 SSW	-	-	1.6 SW	1.3 E
Period (s)	10	12	9	9	11	11	11	17	11	9	9	10	10	19	10	18	10	17	-	-	16	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 SW	-	-	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	-	-	-	-	0.5 SSW	-	0.6 WSW	-	0.4 WSW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	20	-	-	18	18	18	24	16	-	-	-	-	20	-	14	-	5	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 SW	-	1.2 E	-	0.6 W	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	1.0 SW	0.6 WSW	1.9 ESE	-	-	-	0.5 W	-	0.6 W	0.2 SSW	-	1.4 E	1.4 ESE	0.6 W	-
Period (s)	2	-	10	-	7	7	7	11	4	9	-	-	-	7	-	4	2	-	10	10	3	-

	Saturday 30								Sun	Saturday 30				Sunday 31
	10AM	5:30PM	12PM	1PM	8:30PM	9:30PM	10:30PM	11:30PM	0:30AM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	5:30AM	0AM	7:30AM	2AM	9:30AM	4AM	5AM	12:30PM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar
Rating	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 E	1.6 SW	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.0 SW	1.7 ESE	1.0 SW	1.7 ESE	1.0 SW	1.2 E	1.2 E	0.9 SW	1.2 E
Period(s) (?)	10	12	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	9	11	9	11	9	11	9	9	11	9
Energy(?)	216	750	225	225	539	539	530	435	427	336	336	314	314	321	724	311	716	289	251	251	271	251
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	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)											7:40PM 2.26			5:19AM 0.78
Low Tide / height (m)							10:08PM 0.10										1:43AM 0.92				11:39AM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	12	24	24	12	12	12	12	12	24	24	24	24	12	24	12	23	12	23	23	13	23
Chill °C (?)	23	10	24	24	10	11	11	11	11	24	24	24	24	10	24	10	23	10	23	23	11	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	6:22
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 E	1.6 SW	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.0 SW	1.2 ESE	1.0 SW	1.2 E	1.0 SW	1.2 E	1.2 E	0.9 SW	1.2 E
Period (s)	10	12	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	9	11	9	11	9	11	9	9	11	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 S	-	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSW	-	0.2 SSW	-	0.2 SSW	-	-	0.2 SSW	-
Period (s)	-	20	-	-	20	20	19	19	18	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	-	18	-	-	18	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 SW	-	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 W	1.7 ESE	0.6 W	1.7 ESE	0.5 WSW	-	-	0.5 WSW	-
Period (s)	2	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	9	7	9	7	-	-	7	-

Zanzibar Surf Breaks

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