Kichuani

Mnemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzaniawall35 m maxbeginner

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Conditions & tides

KichuaniMnemba Island · 35 m

Fair · 4/5

conditions visualisation

Fair4/5

Some chop right now — best window today 9 AM–7 PM.

Wind9 kn SE

Current~0.3 kn NW · model

Swell

1.0 m · 6s · ESE

Water

27 °C

Conditions through the day

8 AM8 PM

Calmest current near slack — 09:00 AM & 09:15 PM local

Sunrise 06:10 AM · Sunset 06:17 PM local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.9 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

Kichuani is a wall dive off Mnemba Island, the small coral island just off the northeast coast of Unguja, Zanzibar's main island, in the Indian Ocean. Dive operators based in nearby villages such as Nungwi and Matemwe run boat trips out to the sites ringing the Mnemba atoll. The wall reaches a maximum depth of around 35 metres and is rated a beginner dive, with light current and good visibility typical here. Divers regularly find frogfish, leaf scorpionfish, moray eels, and scorpionfish tucked along the wall, alongside mackerel, snapper, trevally, and passing Napoleon wrasse and nudibranchs. Batfish, butterflyfish, clownfish, crocodilefish, fusiliers, and even dolphins or reef sharks have also been reported by divers on this site.

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Marine life here

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

Reef sharkReef sharkReported here · unconfirmed
DolphinDolphinReported here · unconfirmed
ButterflyfishButterflyfishReported here · unconfirmed
Moray eelMoray eelConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
CrocodilefishCrocodilefishReported here · unconfirmed
MackerelMackerelConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
FrogfishFrogfishConfirmed present · 4 independent sources
Leaf scorpionfishLeaf scorpionfishConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
ScorpionfishScorpionfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SnapperSnapperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources