Nungwi Beach

Kaskazini A, Zanzibar North, Tanzania

Paid parking

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:15 pm

6 am
9.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

Now
9.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

8 am
9.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

9 am
9.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
8.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
8.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

12 pm
8.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great

1 pm
8.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
9.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
9.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
8.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
8.7
28 km/h17 mph wind, Excellent

6 pm
8.6
28 km/h17 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 26°C79°F
Water: 28°C82°F
Wind: 159 km/hmph S
Gusts: 2113 km/hmph
Waves: 0.5 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:15 pm

Today

9.5Excellent6 am127

9.5ExcellentNow159

9.8Excellent8 am149

9.8Excellent9 am117

8.7Excellent10 am95

8.9Excellent11 am138

8.1Great12 pm127

8.6Excellent1 pm32

9.5Excellent2 pm106

9.0Excellent3 pm2113

8.9Excellent4 pm2515

8.7Excellent5 pm2817

8.6Excellent6 pm2817

Sat

8.9Excellent6 am117

9.3Excellent7 am127

9.4Excellent8 am106

8.8Excellent9 am85

7.8Great10 am64

6.9Good11 am138

6.2Good12 pm85

5.7Good1 pm53

5.5Good2 pm117

5.5Good3 pm1610

6.2Good4 pm2113

7.3Great5 pm2415

8.4Great6 pm2415

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 8 am, -0.6 m2 ft
High 2 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
Low 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
High 2 am, 2.0 m6 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

Restrooms210 m700 ft away
Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid
Food and drink100 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 90 m290 ft
Playground310 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town: 380 m0.2 miNungwi (town)
Nearest airport: 56 km35 miAbeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)

Nearby places

Morning star restaurantFood and drink
90 m290 ft
Mabungo Cafe & RestaurantAfrican
140 m450 ft
Gerrys BarFood and drink
240 m780 ft
DhowFood and drink
250 m810 ft
KajibangeFood and drink
260 m860 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Muyuni Beach11 km7.0 mi south-east away
8.8 Excellent
Matemwe15 km9.1 mi south-east away
8.8 Excellent

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Nungwi Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 72%
Sun6.2 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 98%
Mon7.2 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 73%
Tue7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 64%
Wed8.3 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 49%
Thu7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 43%