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THGI Nungwi. Photo: Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

THGI Nungwi

Dive site · United Republic of Tanzania

Open Water divers and up

Scored for Advanced divers

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 81 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
28°C

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
28°C

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
28°C

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
28°C

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
28°C

Sat 7 · 82 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
28°C

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
27°C

Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 185, good
  2. Mon 281, good
  3. Tue 381, good
  4. Wed 482, good
  5. Thu 582, good
  6. Fri 681, good
  7. Sat 782, good
  8. Sun 881, good
  9. Mon 982, good
  10. Tue 1082, good

The site in three facts

  • Open Waterand up
  • Water 28 °C3 mm wetsuit
  • Faces NWswell from there reaches it

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.

Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at THGI Nungwi
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov85, good0.2 mflat4 kn8kn27°C
Mon 2Nov81, good0.2 mflat6 kn9kn28°C
Tue 3Nov81, good0.2 mflat7 kn10kn28°C
Wed 4Nov82, good0.2 mflat3 kn5kn28°C
Thu 5Nov82, good0.2 mflat5 kn9kn28°C
Fri 6Nov81, good0.2 mflat6 kn8kn28°C
Sat 7Nov82, good0.2 mflat3 kn5kn28°C
Sun 8Nov81, good0.2 mflat4 kn10kn27°C
Mon 9Nov82, good0.2 mflat4 kn9kn28°C
Tue 10Nov82, good0.2 mflat1 kn10kn28°C

Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovLow 01:24 −1.0 mHigh 07:48 +1.2 mLow 14:26 −1.0 mHigh 20:39 +0.6 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 02:37 −0.7 mHigh 09:05 +0.9 mLow 15:49 −0.8 mHigh 22:21 +0.6 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:26 −0.6 mHigh 10:53 +0.8 mLow 17:26 −0.8 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the site, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of THGI Nungwi

Water at Nungwi, Kaskazini A, Unguja North, Zanzibar
Photo: Mangapwani, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nungwi,Zanzibar - panoramio
Near THGI Nungwi, 2 km away. Photo: Jang Woo Lee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Transport de la marchandise
Near THGI Nungwi, 2 km away. Photo: Jmcdor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

More diving near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About THGI Nungwi

It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. 7 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away. The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Nungwi. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 2 wind sports spots and 1 dive site.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 7 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away.

Water about 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar and Nov (about 20 m).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,050–US$2,110 each

about US$1,050–US$2,110 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ZNZ, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$844–US$1,760
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$40–US$67
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$80–US$127
Food7 days eating outabout US$87–US$161
Totalabout US$1,050–US$2,110

Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Nungwi

Closest

Nungwi

1 min by car · 83 places to stay

about US$27/nightcountry average

See 83 places to stay in Nungwi · Booking.com

About Nungwi its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$27 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 26h 20m

About 26h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZNZ, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 1h 15m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

In the water

Dive centres nearby

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

What you might see

Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.

This week: visibility about 20 m, clearer than usual (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.

The current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.