Backdoor Surf Forecast

/ Inhambane (12 surf breaks) /

Mozambique (12 surf breaks)

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Backdoor surfForecast / Inhambane / Mozambique

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 Aug 2025 CAT

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Backdoor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Backdoor sea temperature is 23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backdoor today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 2AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CAT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Aug)	3ft (0.9m)	14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (31 Aug)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s

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

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	Saturday 30			Sunday 31								Monday 01								Tuesday 02
	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	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SE	SE	SE	SSW
Period(s) (?)	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	5	5	6	16
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	100	156	242	320	355	360	340	269	264	236	231	171	197	218	295	285	185	201	169	191	166	170	261	325
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	S	SSE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)		7:12PM 2.05				7:24AM 1.95				7:45PM 1.81					8:04AM 1.71				9:00PM 1.57					11:17AM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)				1:17AM 0.84				1:34PM 0.92				1:50AM 1.07					2:25PM 1.16				3:44AM 1.29

	Saturday 30			Sunday 31								Monday 01								Tuesday 02
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-
Sunset	5:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	22	21
Feels °C (?)	21	21	23	22	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	22	23	24	22	23	21	19	21	21	21	19	21	19

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Inhambane

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Backdoor (calm at Vertigo Lodge 10 km from Backdoor). 0.8m 7s swell from the E with a 0.6m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW and a 0.3m 10s swell from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 34 minutes ago Backdoor

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