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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.

Spot

Sun 18

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Wed 21

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Sat 24

Mussage5.8 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Mussage, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	16, poor	2 ft6 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	9, poor	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	16, poor	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	30°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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Diamonds24 kmabout 45 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Diamonds, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	2 ft6 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	24kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	30°C

Kite near Pemba

Mozambique Pemba 0.4 km · stays here

Places to eat near Pemba

Club NavalePortuguese · 1.4 km from the centre
Clube Naval Pemba1.4 km from the centre

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

Pemba, Mozambique