Ponta do Ouro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.84° S 32.89° E

Issued: 1 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ponta do Ouro sea temperature is

23.8°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 9AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	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 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	216	211	177	173	140	137	111	113	113	113	116	119	132	169	166	159	156	153	153	156	159	176	180	139
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	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-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	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		2:47AM2.03m				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	22	24	27	29	26	23	23	23	23	23	24	25	24	22	22	21	21	22	24	24	22	21	21
Feels °C	23	22	24	26	27	26	24	28	26	25	25	27	26	24	23	24	23	22	22	23	23	21	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 6	ENE 6	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	216	211	177	173	140	137	111	113	113	54	74	119	132	169	166	159	156	153	153	156	159	176	180	139
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	E 5	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	E 6	NE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 6	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 8	E 5	E 5	E 5	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 15
kJ	30	13	32	32	32	33	21	40	44	113	116	31	38	34	22	17	20	19	13	13	6	6	6	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	S 8	SSW 19	SSW 19	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	NNE 5	E 6	ESE 6	SSE 8	E 6	ESE 5	SSW 17	SSW 15	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 11	SSW 16	S 10	S 16	S 15	SE 8
kJ	37	31	34	34	10	25	24	30	42	27	19	18	10	29	23	22	22	13	13	24	2	5	4	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NNE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	S 3	S 4	—	NE 6	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5
kJ	32	33	55	64	73	55	66	—	—	2	6	—	30	38	40	31	27	21	30	41	47	47	53	66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	232	232	232	381	404	231	180	0	231	231	146	231	383	383	232	0	0	0	340	383	1054	383	260	383
Best forecast wave conditions in Inhambane	Back Beach	Backdoor	Backdoor		Guinjata Bay	Guinjata Bay		Ponta do Ouro		Guinjata Bay	Guinjata Bay					Ponta do Ouro	Ponta do Ouro	Ponta do Ouro					Guinjata Bay	Guinjata Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2		1	1		1		1	1					1	1	1					2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mozambique	Back Beach Inhambane	Backdoor Inhambane	Backdoor Inhambane		Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane		Ponta do Ouro 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	2		1	1		1		1	1					1	1	1					2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	6	7	9	9	9	9	4	5	6	6

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