Mocambique Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s have a look at the next few weeks for Mocambique.

It’s a bit of a slow start, to be honest. The first good surf we see is on Wednesday morning, the 22nd of July. We’ve got a 4ft swell rolling in from the ENE with an 8-second period – that’s short-period wind swell, not a lot of push behind it. The combined energy is moderate at 240, and the wind is a light cross-off from the NNW. It’s clean, but not what I’d call a standout. The water is 63°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year. Wednesday afternoon picks up a touch with a 4ft swell and a proper offshore wind from the NNW at 15 mph, keeping it clean, but the energy drops to 200.

Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th are a write-off. Swell builds to 6ft on Thursday afternoon, but the wind is a cross-shore mess, and the energy jumps to 513 (moderate) but the quality is poor. Friday stays similar, with cross-onshore winds and a 6ft-6ft swell from the SSE/SE. Not worth paddling out.

Now, Saturday morning the 25th of July is where it gets interesting. We’ve got a 5ft swell from the SE (9-second period) and the wind is glassy. That’s a big positive. The energy is moderate at 475. This is the best window in the first week. The swell is a bit much for beginners at over 5ft, but for intermediates, this is a clean, fun morning.

Sunday the 26th drops off to 3ft, and the swell turns to a long-period S groundswell at 12 seconds. That’s a better shaped wave, but the energy is still moderate (464). The wind is cross-off, so it’s clean, but the size is small. Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th are small and weak, with energy dropping into the 160-231 range. Not much doing.

There’s a bit of a gap from Wednesday the 29th through to the end of the month. Small, weak swells and mostly poor conditions. By the 31st of July, we see a slight uptick with 3ft swell from the NE, clean with cross-off winds, but it’s still small.

The first real standout of the whole outlook is on Wednesday morning, the 5th of August. This is a big one. A 7ft swell from the SSE with a 12-second period – that’s a proper groundswell. The combined energy is 1403, which is strong. The wind is offshore from the NNW at 6 mph, so it’s clean. However, this is only for experienced surfers. At over 8ft, it’s too big for anyone else. That afternoon, the swell drops to 7ft, still excellent for experts, with cross-off winds. The break is Mocambique (Mocambique). The swell direction is SSE, which is not the optimum SE direction, but with that much energy, it’ll still work. This is the one to circle on the calendar.

After that, Thursday the 6th of August drops back to 5ft, with cross-onshore winds and light rain. Not a great finish.

So, overall, the best session is the glassy Saturday morning, the 25th of July, for a clean, fun wave. But the absolute standout is Wednesday, the 5th of August, for the big, clean groundswell – experts only.

Rusty.

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