Mocambique Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s heading our way for the next sixteen days.

First up, Monday the 10th of August kicks off with a solid 7ft to 7ft south swell, but the wind’s ugly – a cross-onshore chopping it up. Not the clean start we’d want. The real window opens on Tuesday afternoon, the 11th. The swell drops to a cleaner 6ft from the south, and the wind swings light and cross-offshore. The energy’s still got some punch (952 combined energy) and the conditions start looking much better.

Wednesday the 12th keeps that clean theme going with a 6ft to 6ft SSE swell, light cross-off winds, and clean faces all day. Then Thursday the 13th is the standout. Thursday morning has 6ft SSE swell with a long 14-second period, light cross-off breeze, and it’s clean. But Thursday afternoon is where it’s at: glassy conditions, 6ft SSE groundswell, and the energy is pumping at 1160 combined. That’s the pick of the first week for a confident surfer. Mocambique is intermediate-friendly, and with this long-period groundswell, keep in mind it’ll be better shaped but the sets will come wider apart. It’s a fairly consistent break, and with crowds only _sometimes_, you might have some company but not a nightmare.

Friday the 14th still has clean 5ft to 5ft swell but the energy drops a bit, and Saturday the 15th fades to 4ft. Sunday and Monday next week are small – under 3ft. Then Tuesday the 18th sees a pulse of short-period, choppy south swell at 6ft to 6ft, but the period is only 6 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore. That’s a kite-surfing setup, not a paddle one. Wednesday the 19th morning goes glassy with a 4ft south swell – a surprising little clean window if you’re desperate.

Further out, Saturday the 22nd of August has a big 8ft south swell (1822 combined energy) but it’s cross-onshore and the period is only 10 seconds. That’s too big for beginners and the wind’s a mess. For experts only, and even then it won’t be tidy. Sunday the 23rd looks cleaner with 6ft SSE swell and a cross-off breeze, so there’s hope for the second week, but it’s still a gamble this far out.

Water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises in the lineup.

All in, your best bet is Thursday the 13th of August – afternoon glass-off with that 6ft SSE groundswell. Second best is Wednesday the 12th or Thursday morning.

Rusty.

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