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Back Beach surfForecast / Inhambane / Mozambique
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 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
26.6° 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 4PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 12 | S 14 | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
523 | 437 | 421 | 345 | 339 | 264 | 272 | 243 | 234 | 235 | 320 | 289 | 297 | 395 | 213 | 184 | 256 | 248 | 225 | 238 | 289 | 247 | 274 | 244 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:00PM2.77m | 4:23AM2.75m | 4:40PM2.75m | 5:03AM2.66m | 5:23PM2.66m | 5:46AM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.10m | 10:12PM0.01m | 10:32AM0.10m | 10:54PM0.07m | 11:13AM0.18m | 11:38PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 523 | 437 | 421 | 345 | 339 | 260 | 244 | 192 | 234 | 220 | 250 | 289 | 247 | 247 | 213 | 169 | 151 | 114 | 202 | 238 | 289 | 247 | 85 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSE 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 184 | 235 | 320 | 87 | 297 | 395 | 199 | 184 | 256 | 248 | 225 | 172 | 132 | 129 | 106 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 69 | 107 | 89 | 86 | 86 | 112 | 110 | 104 | 21 | 57 | 25 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 25 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 251 | 259 | 259 | 266 | 266 | 264 | 272 | 243 | — | — | — | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | — | — | 274 | 244 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 589 | 1309 | 1175 | 680 | 449 | 424 | 424 | 424 | 424 | 23 | 23 | 680 | 449 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 803 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 592 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Inhambane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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