Ponta Zavora, Mozambique
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About Ponta Zavora
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces E (112°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (292°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 36). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 24°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 28°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, June and July, with about 2 good days in 7; in September, October and November, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Závora, 1.4 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 25°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Forecast
Ponta Zavora 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
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 39, fair | 3 ft8 smushy | 89kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 31°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 17, too small | 2 ft10 scrumbling | 84kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots | 33°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 5, too small | 3 ft9 smushy | 124kJ | wind from the south, 15 knots | 25°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 25, poor | 6 ft8 smushy | 327kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots | 27°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 32, poor | 3 ft8 scrumbling | 106kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots | 32°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 21, too small | 2 ft10 scrumbling | 102kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 29°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 16, poor | 4 ft7 smushy | 152kJ | wind from the south-east, 13 knots | 25°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 28, poor | 5 ft8 smushy | 350kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 42, fair | 4 ft10 smushy | 229kJ | wind from the east, 7 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 20, too small | 3 ft10 scrumbling | 118kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 27°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
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 11 of 80.
- Wed 21 OctSurf Ponta Zavora
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).
- Thu 22 OctSurf Ponta Zavora
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 24 of 80.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
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