Hunga

Kaskazini-Unguja, Tanzaniareef15 m maxbeginner

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Conditions & tides

HungaKaskazini-Unguja · 15 m

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 9 AM–7 PM.

Wind7 kn ESE

Current~0.1 kn N · model

Swell

0.7 m · 5s · E

Water

27 °C

Conditions through the day

8 AM8 PM

Calmest current near slack — 08:15 AM & 08:45 PM local

Sunrise 06:11 AM · Sunset 06:18 PM local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.1 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

Hunga is a reef dive site off the Kaskazini-Unguja region of Zanzibar Island, Tanzania, on the western side of the archipelago within the Zanzibar Channel of the Indian Ocean, usually reached by boat from towns along Unguja's coast. It tops out at around 15 metres and is rated a beginner dive over a reef bottom. Snapper are common here, and divers have also reported barracuda, crocodilefish, glassfish, grouper, leaf scorpionfish, lobster, Napoleon wrasse, nudibranchs, parrotfish, scorpionfish, surgeonfish, and sweetlips on the reef.

AI overview

Marine life here

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

Red-knobbed Sea StarProtoreaster linckiReported here · unconfirmed
Multicolored Knobbed Sea StarPentaceraster mammillatusReported here · unconfirmed
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasReported here · unconfirmed
Skunk AnemonefishAmphiprion akallopisosReported here · unconfirmed
Black Longspine UrchinDiadema setosumReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensisReported here · unconfirmed
Leaf ScorpionfishTaenianotus triacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Ocean HumbugDascyllus abudafurReported here · unconfirmed
CrocodilefishCrocodilefishReported here · unconfirmed
LobsterLobsterReported here · unconfirmed
GlassfishGlassfishReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
Leaf scorpionfishLeaf scorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
SweetlipsSweetlipsReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
SurgeonfishSurgeonfishReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed