Surfing Zanzibar-North Reefs
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Zanzibar-North Reefs Surf spot guide

 
Type
Occasionally barreling 
Direction
left and right 
Suitable for
Expert 
Lenght of ride
100-200 meter lenght 
Crowds
an empty line-up 
Localism
Not found here 
Best wind direction
south-west  
Tide
mid 
Hazards
 
Description

Various offshore reef breaks from 2ft-6ft+. I surfed a small fun inside reef break after jumping off a snorkelling trip boat (sept 2005) from Nungwi to Mnemba Island. Photographed and saw many large peeling breaks further out but the boat operator was scared of getting too close. Wind came up onshore easterly around 12noon. As far as I could tell no one has ever surfed on Zanzibar before. The locals have never seen a surfboard before and were fasinated with it. Fisherman talked of huge waves in winter. Also closer reef breaks and possible beachbreaks along east coast of Zanzzibar. Stefan Vogel

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Pictures

  • Reef breaks off Northeast Zanzibar. Photographed by Stefan Vogel, Sept 2005.
  • Zanzibar Northest Reef. Stefan Vogel surfing possibly the first wave ever on Zanzibar. Photographed Sept 2005.
  • Zanzibar Northeast Reef- Photographed by Stefan Vogel whilst surfing Sept 2005.


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