Ponta do Ouro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.84° S 32.89° E

Issued: 7 am 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 2PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9							Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	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 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	211	177	173	140	137	111	113	113	113	113	119	163	169	135	129	156	153	153	156	159	176	180	149
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	ESE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	24	27	29	26	23	23	23	23	22	24	25	24	22	22	21	21	22	24	24	22	21	21
Feels °C	23	24	25	27	26	24	27	25	25	23	27	26	24	23	24	23	22	22	23	23	21	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 5	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	211	177	173	140	137	111	113	47	54	59	119	163	169	135	129	56	153	153	156	159	176	180	149
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	E 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 6	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 9	ENE 5	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 15
kJ	31	32	32	32	33	21	40	113	113	113	51	34	26	26	22	156	42	13	13	6	6	6	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	SSW 19	SSW 19	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	NNE 5	E 6	ESE 6	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 14	SSW 17	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 11	S 10	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 15	SSE 8
kJ	13	34	34	10	25	24	30	32	42	19	35	7	29	23	19	22	13	13	2	24	5	22	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NE 5	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 5	ENE 5
kJ	33	55	55	73	63	66	—	—	3	3	—	36	38	48	54	—	—	38	42	41	41	53	66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Salt Rock KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	The Wedge Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	1	3	1
Distance (km)	232	232	782	404	231	180	0	231	180	146	232	383	347	232	0	0	0	340	404	1216	383	260	383
Best forecast wave conditions in Inhambane	Backdoor	Backdoor		Guinjata Bay	Guinjata Bay		Ponta do Ouro	Quissico	Guinjata Bay	Guinjata Bay	Guinjata Bay				Ponta do Ouro	Ponta do Ouro	Ponta do Ouro		Guinjata Bay				Guinjata Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2		1	1		1	2	1	1	1				2	2	2		1				2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mozambique	Backdoor Inhambane	Backdoor Inhambane		Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane		Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Quissico Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane				Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane		Guinjata Bay Inhambane				Guinjata Bay Inhambane
Rating (10 max)	2	2		1	1		1	2	1	1	1				2	2	2		1				2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	4	5	6	8	9	9	9	8	5	6	6	6

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