Mocambique Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk in feet and miles per hour.

Mocambique is looking at a 16-day window, and there are a couple of sessions that are worth setting the alarm for.

The water is running a bit colder than normal, about 63°F, which is a degree and a half off the usual for this time of year. You’ll feel it.

The first swell hits Monday the 20th of July. It’s a 5ft ENE swell, short period of 8 seconds, with a cross-offshore breeze. The energy is moderate at 274. It’s clean, but not a standout.

Tuesday the 21st is much the same – 5ft to 5ft, same short period, light cross-off winds. Clean, consistent, but nothing special.

Wednesday the 22nd has a rough morning with cross-on wind, but the afternoon cleans up with 4ft ENE swell, light cross-off. Still short period.

Thursday the 23rd is a total loss. The swell jumps to 6ft from the S, period 7 seconds, wind is cross-on at 9 mph. The energy spikes to 422, but it’s choppy and poor. The afternoon gets worse – 6ft, 9 seconds, energy at 921, but still cross-on and messy. Stay out.

Friday the 24th – this is the first real standout. The morning is pure glass. The wind is from the S at 3 mph, dead calm. The swell is 6ft from the SSE with a 9-second period, and the energy is strong at 561. The water is glassy, the waves are clean. This is the best session of the first week. The afternoon fades with a cross-shore wind, so get out early.

Saturday the 25th has a clean morning with 5ft SE swell, 8 seconds, and a light offshore from the WNW at 3 mph. Energy is 429. The afternoon turns onshore and goes poor.

Sunday the 26th is a weird one. The morning is glassy with 4ft S swell, 7 seconds, and zero wind. Energy is 450. The afternoon drops to 2ft with a long 12-second period from the S. That period is a groundswell, but at that size, it’s marginal. The wind is cross-shore. Not much to chase.

Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th are small. Swells under 3ft, mostly from the S, with periods around 10-12 seconds. The morning of Tuesday the 28th is glassy, so if you’re keen, you could find a clean little wave.

Saturday the 1st of August – this is the other big standout, and it’s a long-range promise. The morning is clean with a light offshore from the NW at 6 mph. The swell is only 3ft, but the period is a massive 16 seconds from the SE. That is a very long-period groundswell. The energy is very strong at 662. This will be a clean, lined-up wave at Mocambique, which is a point break setup that loves that direction. The morning will be gold.

Sunday the 2nd of August is a write-off – cross-on winds and choppy. Monday the 3rd of August has a big swell: 7ft to 7ft from the E at 9 seconds. The energy is huge (829 and 937). The wind is cross-off, clean, but this swell is too big for this break. Expert-only.

The rest of the window fades into small, onshore slop.

So, the two true standouts: Friday morning the 24th of July – glassy, clean, 6ft SSE swell, strong energy. And Saturday morning the 1st of August – tiny size but a very long 16-second groundswell, glassy offshore wind, and the energy is pumping. That second one is a long-range call, but it looks promising.

Rusty.

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