Pemba, Mozambique

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About Pemba

Pemba is a town in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique. From Pemba you can reach 2 surf spots and 1 kite spot, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Mozambique Pemba, a kite spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 8 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is POL, 2 km away.

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Staying in Pemba

  • 8 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: POL, 2 km, MNC, 170 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Pemba. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Pemba: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Mussage5.8 kmabout 10 min by car2 ft10 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, too small2 ft13 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small2 ft12 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Mussage: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mussage, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct13, too small2 ft5 smushy10kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct4, too small2 ft6 smushy13kJwind from the north, 11 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct3, too small1 ft4 smushy5kJwind from the north, 11 knots30°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small2 ft5 smushy15kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct3, too small1 ft4 smushy5kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct4, too small1 ft4 smushy3kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots30°C
Sat 24Oct12, too small2 ft5 smushy12kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots31°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Pemba, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Pemba. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots that stay in Pemba from further out: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Diamonds24 kmabout 45 min by car2 ft20 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, too small2 ft24 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, too small2 ft17 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft10 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, too small2 ft7 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, too small2 ft16 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, too small
All readings for Diamonds: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Diamonds, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct18, too small2 ft6 smushy20kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots30°C
Mon 19Oct10, too small2 ft6 smushy24kJwind from the north, 10 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small2 ft6 smushy15kJwind from the north, 10 knots31°C
Wed 21Oct7, too small2 ft5 smushy17kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small2 ft4 smushy10kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots31°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small2 ft4 smushy7kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots31°C
Sat 24Oct15, too small2 ft5 smushy16kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots30°C

Kite near Pemba

Places to eat near Pemba

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits