Back Beach surfForecast / Inhambane / Mozambique

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 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
27.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (05 May)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
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
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
86
61
61
38
36
35
35
57
32
50
50
49
49
48
28
26
24
24
45
71
121
146
136
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
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
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:31PM2.40m
5:47AM2.30m
6:03PM2.25m
6:20AM2.15m
6:40PM2.09m
Low Tide
11:25AM0.39m
11:41PM0.45m
11:55AM0.53m
00:13AM0.62m
12:29PM0.70m
00:51AM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:00
6:00
6:01
6:01
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5:07
5:07
5:07
5:06
Temp °C
24
23
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
25
24
24
27
28
28
27
25
24
24
23
24
23
23
23
24
24
23
25
23
24
24
24
26
26
25
25
28
29
30
28
23
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
S
11
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Energy kJ
88
86
61
61
11
11
10
11
18
17
15
50
49
49
16
9
9
8
24
45
71
121
71
56
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
Energy kJ
15
22
21
19
37
20
35
35
57
32
50
15
15
14
48
28
26
24
10
19
10
9
146
136
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SSW
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
20
46
44
43
38
36
18
17
18
10
9
8
10
9
9
9
9
10
8
8
9
5
15
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.7
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
1.6
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
N
6
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
5
6
8
15
54
73
73
75
112
148
173
255
263
229
198
176
131
113
85
85
87
85
88
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
559
559
647
647
137
647
424
424
559
449
424
137
137
424
424
6
6
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Inhambane
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mozambique
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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