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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

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (95°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (275°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 23°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ponta do Ouro, 1.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 3 dive sites.

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

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From Chicago: about 30 h 15 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 Ponta do Ouro.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Ponta do Ouro does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct333 ft7 shollow79kJ27°C
Mon 19Oct132 ft6 shollow32kJ32°C
Tue 20Oct155 ft8 shollow306kJ23°C
Wed 21Oct283 ft6 smushy65kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct162 ft7 shollow36kJ27°C
Fri 23Oct143 ft6 smushy86kJ25°C
Sat 24Oct353 ft7 shollow82kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct132 ft7 shollow56kJ26°C
Mon 26Oct202 ft9 shollow65kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct224 ft8 shollow222kJ24°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to MPM, changing at LIS, then 3h 10 by road. About 30h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 24 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Ponta do Ouro

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 10 kn (19 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 17 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Ponta do Ouro

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to MPM, changing at LIS, then 3h 10 by road. About 30h 15 door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,125–£2,225 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MPM, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£795–£1,655
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£45–£75
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£100–£165
Food7 days eating out£105–£190
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£45–£75
Total£1,125–£2,225

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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

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