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Back Beach surfForecast / Inhambane / Mozambique
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 10 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
26.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 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 (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
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 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | |
224 | 174 | 125 | 89 | 62 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 98 | 95 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 121 | 186 | 258 | 271 | 206 | 145 | 106 | 118 | 329 | 380 | 322 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:42PM1.82m | 11:24AM1.81m | 00:06AM1.99m | 12:33PM1.99m | 1:01AM2.21m | 1:21PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM1.07m | 5:11AM1.07m | 5:41PM0.96m | 6:26AM0.89m | 6:43PM0.75m | 7:16AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
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Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 31 |
24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 224 | 174 | 125 | 89 | 62 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 98 | 176 | 129 | 87 | 66 | 60 | 46 | 258 | 271 | 206 | 145 | 106 | 118 | 329 | 380 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 8 | SSW 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 19 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 5 | 95 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 121 | 186 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 68 | 21 | 26 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSW 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 20 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 77 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NW 3 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 112 | 143 | 169 | 214 | 248 | 225 | 182 | 160 | 172 | 250 | 178 | 115 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 33 | 37 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 680 | 647 | 449 | 743 | 647 | 137 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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