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Two Mile Reef Ponta, Mozambique

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About Two Mile Reef Ponta

A reef dive. It goes down to 18 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 1.6 km away. The sea is about 23°C in July, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 28°C in February, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7; in August, September and October, about 6. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ponta do Ouro. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 1 wind sports spot and 2 dive sites.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 18 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 1.6 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

Water about 23°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Apr and May (about 30 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MPM, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS). About 4 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 10 from the airport to Two Mile Reef Ponta.

  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.6 m. Wind 8 kn gusting 20.

The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Two Mile Reef Ponta
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.6 m8 kn20kn
Mon 19Oct39, fair0.6 m13 kn25knboats in
Tue 20Oct78, good0.9 m12 kn28knboats in
Wed 21Oct80, good0.6 m10 kn20kn
Thu 22Oct80, good0.5 m4 kn11kn
Fri 23Oct0, poor0.9 m16 kn30knboats in
Sat 24Oct80, good0.6 m9 kn17kn
Sun 25Oct79, good0.6 m11 kn22knboats in
Mon 26Oct0, poor0.9 m17 kn32knboats in
Tue 27Oct0, poor1.3 m19 kn35knboats in

Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres, halved for a sheltered site. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives.

The season

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb7of 7
  3. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug6of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct6of 7
  11. Nov7of 7
  12. Dec7of 7

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Rough cost

About £1,080–£2,150 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £795–£1,655
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £45–£75
  • Stay £100–£165
  • Food £105–£190

Places to eat near Ponta do Ouro

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