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Back Beach surfForecast / Inhambane / Mozambique

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
28.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)889999988810101099101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)134177242292286227217177173207264269305253201210214183183186155163140132
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
1.96
2:39AM
2.05
3:01PM
2.14
3:16AM
2.23
3:34PM
2.31
3:49AM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32PM
0.81
8:51AM
0.69
9:10PM
0.63
9:27AM
0.52
9:42PM
0.46
9:58AM
0.38
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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Sunset6:30-------6:30-------6:30-------
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Rain (mm)
--1365422114462379435332
Temp. °C272727272525262626262626252526262525262626262727
Feels °C (?)292929292727272728282827262627282727282727272830
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