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Back Beach surfForecast / Inhambane / Mozambique
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 May 2026 CATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.5°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 1PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | |
26 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 98 | 152 | 182 | 210 | 170 | 163 | 131 | 216 | 379 | 553 | 618 | 778 | 894 | 775 | 734 | 714 | 704 | 529 | 427 | 507 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:20AM2.15m | 6:40PM2.09m | 7:00AM1.98m | 7:29PM1.92m | 7:57AM1.82m | 8:48PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.70m | 00:51AM0.80m | 1:12PM0.87m | 1:44AM0.98m | 2:18PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:05 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
25 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 11 | NNE 6 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 15 | 74 | 72 | 53 | 56 | 152 | 72 | 210 | 170 | 163 | 131 | 143 | 245 | 553 | 618 | 778 | 894 | 775 | 734 | 714 | 704 | 529 | 427 | 507 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | ESE 10 | S 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 9 | 24 | 48 | 98 | 18 | 182 | 59 | 48 | 35 | 36 | 32 | 379 | 160 | 203 | 195 | 270 | 274 | 278 | 293 | 250 | 250 | 244 | 145 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | NNE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 24 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 216 | 24 | 94 | 115 | 125 | 99 | 97 | 78 | 74 | 46 | 58 | 44 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 113 | 4 | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 9 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 137 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 559 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Inhambane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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