Barra Beach surfForecast / Inhambane / Mozambique

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 CAT
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Barra Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Barra Beach sea temperature is
26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Barra Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Barra Beach at 9PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
178
158
167
186
210
261
157
177
229
222
216
143
270
168
168
160
156
155
131
106
84
96
95
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:09PM2.55m
6:32AM2.36m
7:00PM2.35m
7:25AM2.16m
8:03PM2.16m
Low Tide
11:57AM0.31m
00:25AM0.42m
12:45PM0.50m
1:19AM0.65m
1:42PM0.69m
2:25AM0.85m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
6:07
6:07
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5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
19
20
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
11
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
Energy kJ
84
91
85
91
99
108
155
14
14
139
139
118
12
169
168
168
160
156
155
131
106
84
96
95
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
S
19
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
18
18
17
17
16
16
14
13
22
14
13
12
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
S
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.4
SSW
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
2
13
13
2
33
5
5
13
9
8
7
28
6
6
5
5
4
2
2
3
3
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
179
178
158
167
186
210
261
157
177
229
222
216
143
270
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
653
599
653
653
566
566
566
566
455
1378
1486
809
430
0
0
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Inhambane
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mozambique
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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