About Tofinho

Tofinho is a town in Inhambane Province, Mozambique. From Tofinho you can reach 5 surf spots and 2 dive sites, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Tofinho, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is INH, 15 km away.

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Staying in Tofinho

20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: INH, 15 km, VNX, 207 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 Tofinho. 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. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Tofinho 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Barra9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Praia da BarraNeeds 3 ft+

2 ft23 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Barra, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 smushy	23kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	1 ft6 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	27°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	1 ft5 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	27°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	25°C

Tofinho0.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft81 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

4 ft52 kJ

5 ft233 kJ

3 ft89 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

5 ft296 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tofinho, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, too small	3 ft7 shollow	81kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 smushy	38kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft5 shollow	52kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 shollow	233kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	3 ft8 shollow	89kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 shollow	38kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	16, poor	5 ft9 smushy	296kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	26°C

Tofo1.7 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Praia do TofoIntermediate and up

3 ft84 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

4 ft52 kJ

5 ft233 kJ

3 ft89 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

5 ft296 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tofo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, too small	3 ft7 shollow	84kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 smushy	38kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft5 smushy	52kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 shollow	233kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	3 ft8 shollow	89kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 shollow	38kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	16, poor	5 ft9 smushy	296kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	26°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Tofinho, 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

These spots are more than 20 km from Tofinho. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay 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

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Guinjata Bay23.4 kmabout 45 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft90 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

4 ft58 kJ

5 ft333 kJ

3 ft117 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

4 ft271 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Guinjata Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, poor	3 ft7 shollow	90kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 smushy	38kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	24, poor	4 ft5 smushy	58kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	5 ft8 smushy	333kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	20, poor	3 ft8 shollow	117kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	2 ft7 shollow	42kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	9, poor	4 ft9 smushy	271kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots	24°C

Jangamo Beach22.7 kmabout 40 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft90 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

4 ft58 kJ

5 ft333 kJ

3 ft117 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

4 ft271 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Jangamo Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, poor	3 ft7 smushy	90kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	2 ft7 smushy	38kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	31, poor	4 ft5 smushy	58kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	5 ft8 smushy	333kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	23, poor	3 ft8 smushy	117kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	2 ft7 smushy	42kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	14, poor	4 ft9 smushy	271kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	26°C

Dive near Tofinho

Sherwood Forest 2.3 km · stays here
San Sebastian 2.9 km · stays here

Places to eat near Tofinho

C-MewTheme · 0.3 km from the centre
LiquidrestaurantsVegetarian · 1.4 km from the centre
GatoLaranja Tofo, MoçambiqueBreakfast and brunch · 1.3 km from the centre
Tacos n' FriendsMexican · 1.6 km from the centre
Branko's1.6 km from the centre
Maracuja1.6 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

Tofinho, Mozambique

About Tofinho

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Where it is

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Further out

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