Mocambique Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Let's have a proper look at what the ocean's got lined up for us over the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a mixed bag, so let's get into it.

Right off the bat, we've got a couple of clean windows. Wednesday afternoon has some rain showers, but the wind is dead glassy out of the southeast at 3 mph. There's a 4ft SSE swell rolling in with a 10-second period, and the water's sitting at a normal 65°F. The energy's moderate at 496, so it's not a world-beater, but it's clean and should be fun for an intermediate. This is Mocambique, by the way, and it's exposed to the southeast which is exactly what the groundswell wants. It's fairly consistent, but you might have some company as crowds are sometimes around.

Thursday morning stays clean with a light N cross-off at 3 mph, and while the swell drops a touch to 3ft, the period jumps to 12 seconds from the S, giving it a bit more push. It's still a good option, but Friday rolls in with some breezy conditions and the swell gets a bit junky, so I'd be waiting for the weekend to blow over.

The weekend, particularly Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th, looks pretty ordinary. The swell jumps up to 7ft to 8ft from the south, but the wind is a moderate cross-onshore, making for choppy, lumpy conditions. The energy gets strong, hitting 1394 on Saturday afternoon, but it's messy. If you're a beginner, this is too much swell and the conditions are poor. It's more of a kite-surfing day to be honest, with that onshore flow and a beach setup.

Monday and Tuesday stay average. There's a window on Tuesday morning with a light cross-shore wind and a 3ft S swell at 11 seconds, but the tide might be doing its own thing, making it a bit marginal. The energy stays around 600, so there's some push, but it's not clean.

Now, here's where it gets interesting. The middle of the week.

Wednesday morning the 17th, the swell is still up at 6ft from the SSE, but it's a bit lumpy. The real standout is Thursday morning the 18th. The wind goes glassy again out of the north at 3 mph. The swell is a clean 4ft from the S with an 11-second period. The energy is moderate at 511, but it's clean, it's glassy, and it's got that long-period groundswell feel. This is the one to pencil in. It's a promising window, but notice that Thursday afternoon gets too big for this break – 8ft from the ENE – and the comment says it's too big, so that morning session is the pick.

Friday the 19th has some fun-sized waves in the morning, but it's crossed up and not as clean. Then we get another shot on Sunday morning the 20th. The wind swings offshore out of the NNW at 3 mph. The swell is 7ft from the ESE with a 10-second period, and the energy is strong at 1003. The comment says the wind and tide are favorable, but the swell is predicted to be too big for this break, so this is one for the experts only. It'll be powerful and likely closing out, but if you're a charger, it could be a handful.

After that, the surf gets a bit ordinary again for a few days. Monday the 21st is blown out with a fresh cross-onshore, Tuesday the 22nd is choppy, and Wednesday the 23rd morning looks like the next decent window. The wind goes offshore from the NNW at 6 mph, and we have a clean 5ft SSE swell with an 8-second period. It's a shorter period, but it's clean and should offer some fun, punchy walls. The energy is moderate at 545.

The last few days of the window, into the 24th, look like they'll fade out with onshore winds and poor surf. So, to wrap it up, the standout windows are Thursday morning the 18th and, for the more experienced, Sunday morning the 20th. The first week has some clean but smaller options, and the second week looks a little more inconsistent but worth checking in on.

Keep an eye on the sky and stay stoked.

Rusty.

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