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Back Beach surfForecast / Inhambane / Mozambique
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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
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 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Evening (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
171 | 170 | 163 | 131 | 216 | 379 | 553 | 618 | 768 | 894 | 775 | 734 | 724 | 704 | 529 | 427 | 421 | 555 | 309 | 232 | 280 | 224 | 174 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:00AM1.98m | 7:29PM1.92m | 7:57AM1.82m | 8:48PM1.80m | 9:36AM1.73m | 10:42PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.80m | 1:12PM0.87m | 1:44AM0.98m | 2:18PM1.02m | 3:16AM1.11m | 4:05PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
20 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
171 | 170 | 163 | 131 | 143 | 245 | 553 | 618 | 768 | 894 | 775 | 734 | 724 | 704 | 529 | 427 | 421 | 555 | 309 | 232 | 280 | 224 | 174 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 19 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
61 | 48 | 38 | 41 | 33 | 379 | 209 | 203 | 267 | 313 | 319 | 263 | 278 | 250 | 250 | 318 | 236 | 77 | 130 | 140 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | NNE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 216 | 25 | 56 | 92 | 103 | 99 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 58 | 58 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | W 2 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 78 | 91 | 94 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 647 | 137 | 137 | 6 | 680 | 826 | 761 | 137 | 680 | 647 |
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