Závora, Mozambique

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About Závora

Závora is a town in Inhambane Province, Mozambique. From Závora you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Ponta Zavora, a surf spot 1.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is INH, 74 km away.

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Staying in Závora

  • 3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: INH, 74 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 Závora.

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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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Závora: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Ponta Zavora1.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up2 ft103 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots5 ft325 kJwind from the south, 14 knots5 ft241 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots3 ft92 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots3 ft136 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots5 ft295 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots5 ft316 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots
All readings for Ponta Zavora: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ponta Zavora, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct19, too small2 ft10 scrumbling103kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots33°C
Tue 20Oct5, poor5 ft8 smushy325kJwind from the south, 14 knots25°C
Wed 21Oct13, poor5 ft7 smushy241kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct27, too small3 ft8 smushy92kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots32°C
Fri 23Oct28, poor3 ft9 smushy136kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct25, poor5 ft8 smushy295kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots26°C
Sun 25Oct31, poor5 ft8 smushy316kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots26°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Závora, 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).