Mocambique Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for our stretch of coast.

The coming days have some serious energy in the water, but you’ve got to pick your moments. That first window on Monday the 24th is packing serious size – we’re talking a solid 8ft of SSE swell with a very long 14-second period. The combined energy is massive at 2153, which tells you this is serious, powerful water. Sure, the wind looks manageable, but honestly, that’s just too much grunt for most setups here, and the forecast says it’s too big for this break. Not the day for a paddle. Tuesday the 25th morning is a different story though. The swell drops to a much friendlier 6ft from the south, still with a nice 13-second period, but here’s the kicker – it’s glassy. Dead calm. That’s surfing perfection on paper. The energy is still moderate (959), but clean, lined-up waves are on the menu. That morning session is your standout for the first week. Wednesday the 26th bumps back up to 7ft, and even though the wind is cross-offshore and clean, that swell is just too big again. Thursday morning the 27th looks good again: 5ft with glassy conditions. That’s worth a paddle.

Things get a bit trickier from Friday the 28th. The swell drops in period to just 8 seconds, which is weak, short-period stuff. The combined energy is down in the 400-600 range. It’s surfable, but it’s not going to have any punch. The wind stays clean for a good part of the weekend, but the quality just isn’t there. There’s a bit of a run of poor conditions from the start of September too – a few days of choppy, cross-onshore wind that you’ll want to avoid. A small window of glassy conditions pops up on Sunday the 6th of September, with a mix of swells giving you a 6ft option in the afternoon, but it’s a short-period swell (6 seconds), so it won't have much push.

Now, looking further out to Tuesday the 8th of September, we have another standout. The morning is absolutely flat calm – zero wind – with a solid 6ft SSE groundswell running on a 10-second period. That’s clean, and the energy is solid (693). The afternoon though, watch out. It bumps up to 7ft but the period jumps to a staggering 16 seconds. That’s proper, long-period groundswell with energy reading 2086. Again, that’s too big for this break. If you’re an expert and you can find a reef or a point that handles that kind of long-period power, it will be epic. For everyone else, stick to the Tuesday morning session – that’s the one.

A final word on the water: it’s sitting at 67°F, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year. No surprises there.

Rusty.

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