Mocambique Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board and listen up. This is Rusty, and I’m looking straight at the charts for Mocambique. We’ve got a bit of a mixed bag coming our way, so let’s get into it.

The water temp is sitting at 60°, which is a massive 6° colder than normal. That’s seriously unusual, so you’re going to want a thick wetsuit. The first few days are a write-off, honest. The 12th of July is a complete dud with messy, cross-onshore wind and choppy 8ft surf. Not worth a look. The 13th of July Monday morning session? The swell is too big for the break, so avoid it.

Things start to turn around on Tuesday the 14th. The swell drops to a clean 6ft from the SE with a 10-second period. The wind shifts cross-offshore and goes super light. That’s a major positive. We’re looking at the best run of the forecast right here with clean conditions and moderate wave energy (570). This carries on through the 15th and into the 16th of July with clean 6ft to 4ft swell from the ESE. It’s not going to be huge, but it’ll be fun and workable, especially with that light breeze.

From the 17th we get a new pulse of NE swell around 5ft to 6ft, but the wind picks up to a moderate breeze, making things a bit choppier. The consistency is fair and the period drops to 8 seconds. It’s serviceable but not the highlight. This pattern holds through the 20th, with moderate wave energy and clean enough conditions, but nothing to write home about.

After the 21st, the swell drops a bit with ENE lines around 4ft and a short period. It’s still cross-offshore and mostly clear, so if you’re desperate, there are waves, but they’re small and weak (around 240 energy). The 23rd of July shows a slight uptick in swell but still short period. It’ll be a better option than the days before but nothing to get hyped about.

Then things get chaotic. The 24th of July brings a new S swell and the wind turns onshore again, ruining it. The 25th and 26th are flat-out poor with strong cross-onshore winds and lumpy 7ft to 8ft surf. The combined energy jumps from 1084 to a massive 2831. That’s a lot of power, but the direction and wind make it a mess for proper surfing. It might be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Here’s the interesting bit: Monday the 27th of July. We’ve got a very long-period groundswell – 16 seconds – from the SSE with 8ft waves. The combined energy is massive at 3469. The wind goes completely glassy in the morning. That’s a beautiful combination for points and reefs, but at a beach break it might close out due to the long period. The swell is also over 8ft, so this is strictly for expert surfers. It’s too big for beginners. Keep that in mind.

For the standout window, I’m calling Tuesday the 14th through Thursday the 16th of July as the best on offer. Clean conditions, well-shaped swell from the SE-ESE, and manageable size. For the brave experts, the glassy, massive swell on the 27th is a special, if dangerous, prospect.

This is Rusty signing off. Stay stoked.

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