OCEAN · SEA TEMPERATURE · AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST
Sea Temperature — Zanzibar
The sea at Zanzibar is currently 27°C (80.6°F) — balmy, bath-warm; lovely to swim in, though warm seas can also mean coral stress nearby.
SEA TEMPERATURE · ZANZIBAR
Temperature27°C / 80.6°F
FeelsBalmy
Waves0.3 m / 1 ft · Small
Live from Open-Meteo Marine (CC-BY) for -6.17°, 39.20°.
READING THE SEA…
Is it warm enough to swim at Zanzibar?
At 27°C the water is balmy — bath-warm; lovely to swim in, though warm seas can also mean coral stress nearby. Sea temperature lags the seasons, so the warmest water at Zanzibarusually comes a month or two after the hottest air, and a cold current or a spell of offshore wind can drop it sharply within a day. This is the surface layer; it's cooler a few metres down.
Zanzibar right now
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