Barra Beach surfForecast / Inhambane / Mozambique

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 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
26.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Barra Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Barra Beach at 9PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (18 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (18 May)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.5
S
14
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.3
SE
7
1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
140
143
264
147
120
120
104
89
97
101
149
149
130
102
194
111
123
207
120
116
226
131
138
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:40PM2.80m
5:04AM2.70m
5:23PM2.70m
5:46AM2.55m
6:09PM2.55m
6:32AM2.36m
Low Tide
10:32AM0.10m
10:55PM0.07m
11:13AM0.18m
11:38PM0.21m
11:57AM0.31m
00:25AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
5:00
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
23
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
24
23
23
22
23
23
22
22
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
1.2
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
140
140
143
147
147
120
120
91
89
97
101
149
149
130
102
107
18
18
120
17
16
123
131
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
S
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
4
5
5
5
20
17
17
16
14
3
3
3
3
8
20
19
2
41
17
34
33
16
14
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
22
Energy kJ
69
107
89
86
112
110
104
21
5
5
5
9
3
2
2
42
13
13
68
5
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
3
0.7
S
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
2
1.3
SE
7
1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
264
1
14
1
1
194
111
123
207
120
116
226
138
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
430
7
767
654
596
0
0
0
0
653
9
0
0
0
0
0
653
653
599
599
566
596
566
566
Best forecast wave conditions in Inhambane
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mozambique
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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