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Back Beach surfForecast / Inhambane / Mozambique
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 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
26.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Back Beach today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
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 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | |
77 | 72 | 85 | 73 | 88 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 52 | 43 | 122 | 110 | 79 | 132 | 76 | 76 | 55 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 51 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:17PM2.41m | 3:34AM2.43m | 3:49PM2.45m | 4:06AM2.44m | 4:21PM2.46m | 4:38AM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27PM0.37m | 9:44AM0.38m | 10:00PM0.34m | 10:15AM0.37m | 10:32PM0.35m | 10:46AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 50 | 50 | 85 | 35 | 44 | 73 | 26 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 65 | 43 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 55 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | ESE 5 | SSW 13 | ESE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 77 | 72 | — | 73 | 88 | 5 | 70 | 67 | 37 | 33 | 14 | 33 | 9 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 28 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 37 | 32 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 16 | 35 | 34 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 32 | 41 | 31 | 30 | 51 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 82 | 17 | 23 | 54 | 59 | 52 | 52 | 39 | 122 | 110 | 79 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 803 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 559 | 592 | 592 | 803 | 803 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 803 | 803 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
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