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Back Beach surfForecast / Inhambane / Mozambique
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 28 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
26.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Back Beach today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | ESE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
86 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 53 | 51 | 47 | 41 | 35 | 72 | 37 | 106 | 99 | 86 | 99 | 77 | 72 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:53AM2.25m | 2:10PM2.25m | 2:29AM2.33m | 2:44PM2.34m | 3:03AM2.39m | 3:17PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.61m | 8:19PM0.52m | 8:39AM0.51m | 8:54PM0.43m | 9:12AM0.43m | 9:27PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 19 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 46 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 46 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 53 | 51 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 72 | 11 | 106 | 43 | 72 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — |
| kJ | 86 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 99 | 86 | 99 | 77 | 72 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 9 | SSW 19 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 37 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 37 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 559 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1175 | 1175 | 1038 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 592 | 803 | 11 | 592 |
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