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Back Beach surfForecast / Inhambane / Mozambique
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 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
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 4AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | 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 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | |
47 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 96 | 152 | 182 | 171 | 170 | 163 | 131 | 216 | 379 | 553 | 618 | 778 | 860 | 775 | 734 | 724 | 684 | 618 | 498 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:20AM2.15m | 6:40PM2.09m | 7:00AM1.98m | 7:29PM1.92m | 7:57AM1.82m | 8:48PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.62m | 12:29PM0.70m | 00:51AM0.80m | 1:12PM0.87m | 1:44AM0.98m | 2:18PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
 kJ | 15 | 9 | 74 | 57 | 53 | 96 | 59 | 64 | 171 | 170 | 163 | 131 | 143 | 127 | 553 | 618 | 778 | 860 | 775 | 734 | 724 | 684 | 618 | 498 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 47 | 26 | 9 | 24 | 48 | 15 | 152 | 182 | 47 | 37 | 34 | 26 | 20 | 107 | 160 | 199 | 253 | 260 | 278 | 293 | 298 | 254 | 169 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 11 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 216 | 379 | 94 | 115 | 125 | 99 | 97 | 103 | 76 | 47 | 58 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 3 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 114 | 113 | 3 | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 6 | 6 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Inhambane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Mozambique | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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