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Back Beach surfForecast / Inhambane / Mozambique

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 13 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: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.5
SSW
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)8816888888888999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)140136149114140143143147131108105131168186161161141190237292286280238238
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
ENE
5
S
5
SSE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		glassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
1.72
1:24PM
1.80
1:52AM
1.87
2:21PM
1.96
2:39AM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
1.12
7:03AM
1.03
7:42PM
0.99
8:08AM
0.87
8:32PM
0.81
8:51AM
0.69
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----5:01-------5:03-------5:03--
Sunset6:30-------6:30-------6:30-------
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
121-1111-11443----134521
Temp. °C272726262727272727272626272727272727272626232424
Feels °C (?)303130302928292929313028292829292829293030272827
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