Nakupenda Beach
Coastal areas · Tanzania
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Nakupenda Beach is a W-facing sand beach on the Tanzania shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches SW–NW swell, and offshore NE–SE winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~26°C (78.8°F) on average
Jan
28.4°C
83.1°F · 27.1–29.4°C
Feb
28.7°C
83.7°F · 27.2–29.9°C
Mar
29.3°C
84.7°F · 28–30.8°C
Apr
29°C
84.2°F · 27.5–30.3°C
May
28°C
82.4°F · 27.1–28.8°C
Jun
27.1°C
80.8°F · 26.3–28.4°C
Jul
26°C
78.8°F · 24.8–27.3°C
Aug
25.7°C
78.3°F · 24.9–26.6°C
Sep
26°C
78.8°F · 25–26.9°C
Oct
27.1°C
80.8°F · 25.9–28.5°C
Nov
28.1°C
82.6°F · 27–29°C
Dec
28.7°C
83.7°F · 27.8–29.4°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SW–NW
Best wind
NE–SE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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