Back Beach surfForecast / Inhambane / Mozambique

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 May 2026 CAT
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Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
27.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
244
304
239
235
184
180
137
125
88
86
61
61
58
36
35
35
57
32
50
50
49
49
48
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:49AM2.55m
5:02PM2.52m
5:17AM2.44m
5:31PM2.40m
5:47AM2.30m
6:03PM2.25m
Low Tide
10:57AM0.29m
11:12PM0.32m
11:25AM0.39m
11:41PM0.45m
11:55AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
6:00
6:00
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5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
24
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
25
25
25
24
25
24
26
25
25
25
24
23
22
24
24
25
24
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
E
7
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
192
244
304
239
235
184
180
137
125
88
86
31
61
58
11
10
10
57
17
15
50
49
49
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
13
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
7
0.5
S
11
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
138
99
1
3
9
14
32
61
19
11
20
35
35
11
32
50
15
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1
5
20
20
46
44
43
40
36
18
18
18
8
9
11
10
9
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
2
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
Energy kJ
16
16
15
1
2
2
3
10
6
9
9
9
20
48
67
70
69
112
167
208
299
263
229
205
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
137
137
137
0
6
680
680
694
647
559
559
424
137
1528
449
449
427
449
424
424
694
137
424
424
Best forecast wave conditions in Inhambane
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Mozambique
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
9
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