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Mozambique Inhaca, Mozambique

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About Mozambique Inhaca

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 29). The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually August, September, October and November, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Inhaca.

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From Chicago: about 28 h 20 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.

    See flights ORD → MPM · Skyscanner from about £795 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 15 from the airport to Mozambique Inhaca.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Mozambique Inhaca on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 25: 16 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct2716knsidechop
Mon 19Oct7318knside-onchop
Tue 20Oct3828kncross-offchop
Wed 21Oct5818knsidechop
Thu 22Oct014knside-onflat
Fri 23Oct029knoffnot safechop
Sat 24Oct3815knsidechop
Sun 25Oct8021knsidechop
Mon 26Oct018knonchop
Tue 27Oct2716knsidechop

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

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

  1. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec2of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to MPM, changing at LIS, then 1h 15 by road. About 28h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Mozambique Inhaca

    17 kn gusting 28, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Mozambique Inhaca

    13 kn gusting 18, side-shore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 14, side-onshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 20 kn gusting 29, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Mozambique Inhaca

    11 kn gusting 15, side-shore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to MPM, changing at LIS, then 1h 15 by road. About 28h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,080–£2,150 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

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

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