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Back Beach surfForecast / Inhambane / Mozambique
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 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
26.9° 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 14 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
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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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
 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) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 19 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | SSW 10 | SE 14 |
| 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) | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | NNE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| 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) | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 37 | 117 | 143 | 139 | 148 | 148 | 144 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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