Mocambique Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for us.

First up, the water temp is sitting at 65°, which is just about bang on for this time of year with the anomaly at -0.5°, so nothing unusual there. The pattern starts off with a bit of a tease, but the real action is a long way off.

We’ve got a bit of a slow start. Tuesday the 28th and Wednesday the 29th are offering up small, clean waves but nothing to write home about. The swell is tiny, around 2 ft to 2 ft from the south, with a decent period of 12 to 13 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (152 to 214). The wind turns glassy on Wednesday morning, which is a treat, but the height is just too small to get excited about. The spot is exposed to the south, so that direction is right on. It’s surfable, but ordinary.

Then we hit a bit of a lull. Thursday the 30th through to the morning of Monday the 4th of August, the swell stays small and weak, with a lot of poor surf conditions or messy wind. The exception is a couple of glassy windows on Thursday afternoon and Monday afternoon, but the swell is still tiny with short period and low energy (109 to 110). Not worth paddling out for.

The first real standout appears on Tuesday morning the 5th of August. The swell picks up to 6 ft from the south-southeast, with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 555 (moderate). The wind is light cross-onshore, which is a bit of a bummer, but it’s small ripples, not a howler. The set-up is exposed, so it’ll be breaking. For a more confident call, Wednesday afternoon the 6th of August cleans up nicely with glassy conditions and a 5 ft south swell, period 9 seconds, and energy of 395. That’s clean, albeit a bit short period. For a more proper session, Thursday morning the 7th of August brings a 4 ft south-southeast swell with good offshore wind from the northwest. The energy is up to 319, and the conditions are clean. That’s the pick of the first week, but the height is still modest.

The second week gets a bit more interesting, but it’s a long-range call. The big one is on Wednesday the 12th of August. The afternoon session shows a solid 8 ft south swell, with a very long period of 14 seconds. The combined energy is a massive 2458 (very strong). The wind is glassy. That’s a serious groundswell. However, the guidance says it’s predicted to be too big for this break. At 8 ft, that’s expert territory only. The long period means it’ll be powerful and might break too straight for a beach break, but Mocambique is exposed, so it’ll hold. The crowd is sometimes an issue, so get there early if you’re a charger. The days leading up to it (Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th) are poor with strong cross-onshore winds and choppy conditions, so that Wednesday slot is the one to watch, but it’s a long way off and the conditions are a gamble.

So, overall, the best on offer is the glassy, clean Wednesday afternoon on the 12th of August with the big groundswell, but it’s for experts only. The next best bet is the clean, offshore morning of Thursday the 7th of August for a more manageable session.

Rusty out.

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