Maragra, Mozambique

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Inhaca, is 59 km away. Nearest airport: MPM (MPM), 64 km.

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About Maragra

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

The spot faces SE (141°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (321°). 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 very gently: 10 m deep about 2.3 km out (1 in 233). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 22°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 May, June and July, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Inhaca, is 59 km away. Nearest airport: MPM (MPM), 64 km.

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 29 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Inhaca, is 59 km away. Nearest airport: MPM (MPM), 64 km.
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Forecast

Maragra 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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Maragra, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	31, too small	3 ft6 smushy	50kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	32°C
Tue 20Oct	11, poor	4 ft8 smushy	209kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	3 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	2 ft7 smushy	39kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 smushy	53kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 18 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	4 ft5 smushy	71kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	32, poor	3 ft7 smushy	71kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	26°C
Mon 26Oct	17, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	58kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 27Oct	35, poor	4 ft9 smushy	244kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	24°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 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to MPM, changing at LIS, then 2h by road. About 29h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 19 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Maragra
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to MPM, changing at LIS, then 2h by road. About 29h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,025–£2,060 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to MPM, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£795–£1,655
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£45–£75
Food	7 days eating out	£105–£190
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£45–£75
Total		£1,025–£2,060

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

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