Back Beach surfForecast / Inhambane / Mozambique

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 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
26.9° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
20
0.7
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
18
1
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
216
379
553
618
768
894
775
734
724
704
529
427
421
555
380
236
228
177
134
125
89
62
49
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
0
SSW
0
W
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
cross-off
glassy
on
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:29PM1.92m
7:57AM1.82m
8:48PM1.80m
9:36AM1.73m
10:42PM1.82m
Low Tide
1:12PM0.87m
1:44AM0.98m
2:18PM1.02m
3:16AM1.11m
4:05PM1.07m
5:11AM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
6:01
6:01
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5:06
5:06
5:05
5:05
Temp °C
24
27
26
25
24
23
23
23
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
22
26
26
25
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
27
25
24
24
23
25
25
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
18
1
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
131
143
245
553
618
768
894
775
734
724
704
529
427
421
555
380
236
228
177
134
125
89
62
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SE
14
Energy kJ
41
33
379
209
203
267
313
265
251
265
250
246
248
186
77
74
140
39
39
37
19
14
19
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
21
0.5
SSE
20
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
SSE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
85
216
25
56
108
101
99
79
78
61
58
58
33
33
32
26
26
16
16
15
15
19
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
5
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
N
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
N
6
Energy kJ
1
21
13
18
20
19
20
37
117
143
139
148
148
144
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
23
803
647
137
137
137
680
826
1019
137
680
647
589
424
424
Best forecast wave conditions in Inhambane
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mozambique
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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