Ponta do Ouro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.84° S 32.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ponta do Ouro sea temperature is

23.5°C

Ponta do Ouro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ponta do Ouro today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Ouro at 10PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

Table - waves today at Ponta do Ouro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 9					Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	173	140	137	111	113	113	113	113	119	163	169	166	159	156	153	153	156	159	176	180	139
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	NE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			3:04PM2.22m				3:17AM2.14m				3:32PM2.29m				3:45AM2.19m				3:59PM2.29m
Low Tide	8:50AM0.11m				9:12PM0.09m				9:19AM0.02m				9:40PM0.02m				9:48AM-0.01m				10:07PM0.01m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	29	26	23	23	23	22	22	24	25	24	22	21	21	21	22	24	24	22	21	21
Feels °C	26	28	26	24	27	25	24	24	27	26	24	23	22	23	22	22	23	23	21	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 6	ESE 9	NE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	173	140	137	111	50	113	54	113	119	163	169	166	159	156	153	153	156	159	176	180	139
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	ESE 9	NE 6	ESE 9	NE 6	ENE 6	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 5	E 5	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 15
kJ	32	32	33	21	113	44	113	39	49	34	26	22	22	18	19	13	13	6	6	6	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	NNE 5	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSE 8	SW 14	SSW 17	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 11	SSW 16	S 10	S 16	SSW 15	SSE 8
kJ	34	10	25	24	30	44	40	26	35	7	29	23	19	13	13	13	24	2	5	21	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	S 3	S 3	—	NE 6	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5
kJ	55	64	55	60	—	—	1	3	—	30	38	42	44	27	21	38	40	39	41	39	48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	1	3	1
Distance (km)	380	404	231	231	231	231	180	146	231	383	322	232	0	0	0	383	943	1103	407	366	383
Best forecast wave conditions in Inhambane		Guinjata Bay	Guinjata Bay			Guinjata Bay	Quissico	Guinjata Bay	Guinjata Bay				Ponta do Ouro	Ponta do Ouro	Ponta do Ouro						Guinjata Bay
Rating (10 max)		1	1			1	2	1	1				2	1	1						2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mozambique		Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane			Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Quissico Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane				Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane						Guinjata Bay Inhambane
Rating (10 max)		1	1			1	2	1	1				2	1	1						2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	8	9	4	9	8	5	5	6	6

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