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Back Beach surfForecast / Inhambane / Mozambique
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
27.3° 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 8PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
101 | 241 | 304 | 290 | 1061 | 1011 | 433 | 388 | 1003 | 461 | 898 | 1581 | 2209 | 3046 | 3430 | 3746 | 3178 | 2650 | 2358 | 2095 | 1627 | 1391 | 1215 | 958 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:12PM2.30m | 2:31AM2.48m | 2:44PM2.45m | 3:00AM2.58m | 3:12PM2.56m | 3:28AM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.56m | 8:18PM0.44m | 8:39AM0.41m | 8:50PM0.30m | 9:09AM0.29m | 9:20PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 101 | 101 | 101 | 189 | 1061 | 1011 | 433 | 178 | 49 | 461 | 898 | 1581 | 2209 | 3046 | 3430 | 3746 | 3178 | 2650 | 2358 | 2095 | 1627 | 1391 | 1215 | 958 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | SSW 14 | SE 9 | S 12 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | SSW 15 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 36 | 79 | 3 | — | — | 48 | 49 | — | — | 929 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 39 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 13 | — | 12 | 31 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 80 | 241 | 304 | 290 | 792 | 718 | 166 | 388 | 1003 | 227 | 122 | 159 | 120 | 90 | 71 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 767 | 1733 | 1162 | 801 | 720 | 761 | 720 | 694 | 801 | 648 | 1478 | 589 | 424 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 137 | 589 | 589 |
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