Nungwi, United Republic of Tanzania

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White sandy beach at Nungwi, Zanzibar
Nungwi. Photo: ObonyoML, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Nungwi

Nungwi is a town in Unguja North Region, United Republic of Tanzania. From Nungwi you can reach 1 surf spot, 1 kite spot and 4 dive sites. The nearest is Nungwi, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 83 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ZNZ, 56 km away.

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Staying in Nungwi

  • 83 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: ZNZ, 56 km, TGT, 75 km, DAR, 128 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Nungwi.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Nungwi: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Nungwi0.1 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft84 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, too small3 ft70 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, too small3 ft83 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, too small3 ft56 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, too small3 ft50 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small2 ft44 kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small3 ft52 kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Nungwi: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Nungwi, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct14, too small3 ft6 smushy84kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots27°C
Mon 19Oct12, too small3 ft6 smushy70kJwind from the east, 5 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct11, too small3 ft7 smushy83kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct8, too small3 ft6 smushy56kJwind from the east, 5 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct10, too small3 ft6 smushy50kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct10, too small2 ft6 smushy44kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Sat 24Oct13, too small3 ft6 smushy52kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Nungwi, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Nungwi

Dive near Nungwi

Places to eat near Nungwi

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits