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Quissico surfForecast / Inhambane / Mozambique
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 CATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Quissico surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Quissico sea temperature is
25.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Quissico today?
The current surf forecast for Quissico at 12PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Quissico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 201 | 212 | 243 | 284 | 198 | 212 | 139 | 118 | 121 | 153 | 161 | 125 | 217 | 115 | 92 | 90 | 70 | 94 | 168 | 522 | 804 | 789 | 743 | 623 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:46PM 1.88 | 2:07AM 1.85 | 2:25PM 1.97 | 2:43AM 1.95 | 3:01PM 2.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:30AM 0.68 | 8:01PM 0.62 | 8:13AM 0.56 | 8:38PM 0.51 | 8:50AM 0.46 | 9:11PM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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