Mocambique Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a good hard look at what Mocambique is gonna serve up over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, the first week and a half is a bit of a hard watch. We’ve got a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions where the wind is mostly cross-off from the north or northeast, and there's just not a lot of punch in the swell. The water temp is sitting about average for the time of year, so no nasty surprises there. But we’re looking at a gap from now until around the 6th of August with really nothing to get excited about. The first half of this run is a bit of a write-off.

That Thursday morning, the 6th of August, things finally start to get interesting. The wind goes glassy from the WSW, with a light south swell of 3ft and a period of 9 seconds. Combined energy is moderate (234), and that makes for some clean, glassy conditions. It’s a small day but it’ll be clean.

Now, the real standout window begins Friday morning, the 7th of August. Glassy conditions again from the west, with a solid south swell pushing 4ft and a longer period of 11 seconds. The combined energy is climbing (334) – that’s moderate but building. This is where it starts to feel like a proper groundswell. The wind is dead calm, so it’ll be pristine. This is a great opportunity for intermediate surfers looking for that clean, lined-up wave. Keep in mind, crowds are possible here, so if you want a peak to yourself, get in early.

Saturday morning, the 8th of August, is also well worth a look. Another glassy morning with flat calm wind (0 mph), a clean SSE swell at 3ft, and a period of 11 seconds. The combined energy is strong (302). That south in the swell with that long period will draw nice lines into the point. If I had to pick the best of the bunch, those two mornings – Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th – are your best bets.

Then we get another lull, but hold onto your boards because the big news hits Tuesday morning, the 11th of August. A solid 6ft SSE swell with a 11-second period comes in, and more importantly, the wind goes light offshore from the NNW at just 3 mph. The combined energy is very strong (747) – that’s a proper pulse of energy. This is size for the area, so it’s expert territory, but if you’ve got the skill, it’s going to be firing. This is your standout swell for the entire forecast. The wind will hold it open and clean all morning. The afternoon gets messy with a strong cross-off, so the window is tight.

After that, it’s a return to ordinary, with clean but lackluster conditions through the 12th to the 15th as the swell drops and the wind shifts back to a strong northerly cross-off. Not really worth planning around that far out, but the 11th is the one to circle on the calendar.

Stay stoked, Rusty.

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