Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique

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Ponta do Ouro, Maputo, Moçambique - 2010-04-02 - 34201114
Ponta do Ouro, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Hendrik van den Berg, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ponta do Ouro

Ponta do Ouro is a town in Maputo Province, Mozambique. From Ponta do Ouro you can reach 2 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 3 dive sites. The nearest is Pinnacles Ponta, a dive site 1.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 22 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Ponta do Ouro

  • 22 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)

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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 Ponta do Ouro.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Ponta do Ouro too.

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 Ponta do Ouro: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Ponta Mamoli14.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Zitundo, 8 km3 ft82 kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, fair2 ft49 kJwind from the north, 14 knots, too small7 ft564 kJwind from the south, 16 knots, too big4 ft170 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, poor3 ft76 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, too small4 ft124 kJwind from the south-south-east, 17 knots, poor4 ft225 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, fair
All readings for Ponta Mamoli: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ponta Mamoli, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct36, fair3 ft6 smushy82kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots25°C
Mon 19Oct10, too small2 ft7 smushy49kJwind from the north, 14 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct0, too big7 ft8 ssoft564kJwind from the south, 16 knots23°C
Wed 21Oct28, poor4 ft7 smushy170kJwind from the north, 11 knots25°C
Thu 22Oct19, too small3 ft8 smushy76kJwind from the north, 7 knots26°C
Fri 23Oct12, poor4 ft7 smushy124kJwind from the south-south-east, 17 knots24°C
Sat 24Oct36, fair4 ft9 smushy225kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots24°C
Ponta do Ouro1.4 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft79 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, poor2 ft32 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, too small5 ft306 kJwind from the south, 16 knots, poor3 ft65 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, poor2 ft36 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, too small3 ft86 kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, poor3 ft82 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, poor
All readings for Ponta do Ouro: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ponta do Ouro, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct33, poor3 ft7 shollow79kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots27°C
Mon 19Oct13, too small2 ft6 shollow32kJwind from the north, 13 knots32°C
Tue 20Oct15, poor5 ft8 shollow306kJwind from the south, 16 knots23°C
Wed 21Oct28, poor3 ft6 smushy65kJwind from the north, 10 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct16, too small2 ft7 shollow36kJwind from the north, 4 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct14, poor3 ft6 smushy86kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots25°C
Sat 24Oct35, poor3 ft7 shollow82kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots24°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ponta do Ouro, 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).

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Places to eat near Ponta do Ouro

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