Mocambique Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Mocambique over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, we've got a bit of a wait. The first decent session pops up on Wednesday, 12 August. We're looking at a solid SSE groundswell, around 6ft on the morning with a period of 12 seconds, and a cross-off wind from the NNW at 6 mph, so that'll keep things clean. Combined wave energy is sitting at 990, so there's some proper push behind it. The water temp feels pretty average for this time of year.

Honestly, the standout of the whole run looks to be Friday, 14 August. Get ready for it. The morning serves up 7ft of SSE groundswell, period stretching to 13 seconds, and it's glassy – a complete offshore from the ESE at just 3 mph. Energy bumps up to 1412, and for a break like Mocambique that's fairly consistent and exposed to the SE, this is about as good as it gets. The afternoon holds up too, still glassy with a 6ft swell. This is the session you circle on the calendar.

The weekend, 15-16 August, drops off a bit. Swell gets smaller, dropping to 4ft Saturday morning, and the winds turn more cross-off. Still rideable but nothing special. By Sunday the period drops to 8 seconds – shorter-period windswell – and the energy is way down.

Monday, 17 August, looks interesting but there's a catch. The morning sees 7ft from the ENE with clean cross-off breezes. By Monday afternoon, the swell bumps to 7ft and the energy reads as strong, but the forecast flags it as potentially too big for this break. That's expert territory only.

After that, we hit a rough patch. From Tuesday, 18 August through to Monday, 24 August, things get messy. Strong cross-onshore winds, lumpy conditions, and dropping swell sizes. The period and energy tank. There's a few days where the wave heights dip to under 3ft with weak energy below 200. Honestly, for paddle surfing, this stretch looks like a write-off. The setup might be more interesting for kite surfing than us.

Just as you think it's done, the forecast throws a late curveball. Tuesday, 25 August rolls in with a new long-period groundswell from the south. The morning is clean with a 5ft swell at 13 seconds and light cross-off breezes. But Tuesday afternoon – that's the real return. Glassy, 6ft of S swell at 12 seconds, combined energy hitting 1014, and the forecast rates the conditions as excellent. That's another session for the experienced crew, but it looks promising. Keep an eye on that one, it's over a week away so don't lock it in just yet, but it's tempting.

Wednesday, 26 August, brings a big spike to 7ft from the E, but with a short 8-second period and strong cross-chop winds, it's likely a messy, blown-out day for most. The big stuff fades from there.

So to wrap it up: your best bets are Friday, 14 August, for the combination of size, period, and glassy conditions – that's the pick of the bunch. The Tuesday 25 August afternoon session also looks like a late-week standout. The middle of the run is pretty flat and choppy, so pick your days.

Rusty.

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