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 intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Ponta do Ouro1.4 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft46 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, too small4 ft238 kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots, poor3 ft70 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, poor2 ft14 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, too small3 ft59 kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, poor3 ft92 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, poor2 ft59 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, too small
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
Mon 19Oct13, too small2 ft7 shollow46kJwind from the north, 13 knots31°C
Tue 20Oct19, poor4 ft8 shollow238kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots24°C
Wed 21Oct27, poor3 ft6 smushy70kJwind from the north, 12 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct18, too small2 ft4 smushy14kJwind from the north, 4 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct16, poor3 ft6 smushy59kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots25°C
Sat 24Oct35, poor3 ft6 shollow92kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots24°C
Sun 25Oct15, too small2 ft7 shollow59kJwind from the north, 12 knots26°C
Ponta Mamoli14.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Zitundo, 8 km2 ft67 kJwind from the north, 14 knots, too small5 ft428 kJwind from the south-south-west, 14 knots, poor5 ft180 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, poor3 ft18 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, too small3 ft55 kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, poor4 ft137 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, poor3 ft118 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, poor
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
Mon 19Oct10, too small2 ft8 smushy67kJwind from the north, 14 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct7, poor5 ft9 ssoft428kJwind from the south-south-west, 14 knots23°C
Wed 21Oct24, poor5 ft7 smushy180kJwind from the north, 12 knots25°C
Thu 22Oct18, too small3 ft4 smushy18kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots26°C
Fri 23Oct12, poor3 ft6 smushy55kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots24°C
Sat 24Oct35, poor4 ft7 smushy137kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots23°C
Sun 25Oct17, poor3 ft7 smushy118kJwind from the north, 13 knots25°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).

Kite near Ponta do Ouro

Windsurf near Ponta do Ouro

Dive near Ponta do Ouro

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