Back Beach surfForecast / Inhambane / Mozambique

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
27.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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 2AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
36
35
35
57
32
50
50
49
49
48
47
26
24
24
46
125
152
182
174
164
167
163
140
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
0
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:31PM2.40m
5:47AM2.30m
6:03PM2.25m
6:20AM2.15m
6:40PM2.09m
7:00AM1.98m
Low Tide
11:41PM0.45m
11:55AM0.53m
00:13AM0.62m
12:29PM0.70m
00:51AM0.80m
1:12PM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:00
6:01
6:01
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5:07
5:07
5:07
5:06
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
24
24
27
28
27
27
25
24
22
21
26
28
24
23
24
24
23
25
25
25
23
24
26
25
25
24
27
28
29
28
22
21
19
18
24
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.7
S
11
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Energy kJ
58
11
6
11
18
17
15
50
49
49
48
47
26
24
82
68
125
56
66
174
164
167
163
140
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
6
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
ESE
10
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
Energy kJ
11
20
35
35
57
32
50
15
9
16
17
9
9
9
24
46
18
152
182
50
52
42
34
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
21
0.5
S
12
Energy kJ
40
36
18
18
18
9
9
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
19
9
18
16
5
8
8
43
78
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
2
NNE
6
2
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.1
SW
6
0.3
SW
5
Energy kJ
54
91
88
75
105
167
194
291
291
229
192
140
117
94
56
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
137
680
424
424
137
424
424
137
137
137
137
137
6
1
1
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Inhambane
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mozambique
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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