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Doodles
Dive site · Mozambique
Is it worth the trip?
80Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: Sea 0.5 m, Visibility about 20 m, Water 26 °C
Mon 2 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 25°C
Tue 3 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 25°C
Wed 4 · 82 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 81 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 26°C
Fri 6 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 16 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 14 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 27°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 181, good
- Mon 281, good
- Tue 381, good
- Wed 482, good
- Thu 581, good
- Fri 678, good
- Sat 774, good
- Sun 876, good
- Mon 979, good
- Tue 1079, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 18 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 26 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces Eswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 81, good | 0.6 m | 8 kn | 12kn | 26°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 81, good | 0.6 m | 7 kn | 10kn | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 81, good | 0.6 m | 6 kn | 9kn | 25°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 82, good | 0.5 m | 6 kn | 8kn | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 81, good | 0.6 m | 6 kn | 10kn | 26°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 78, good | 0.6 m | 13 kn | 18kn | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 74, good | 0.6 m | 16 kn | 22kn | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 76, good | 0.6 m | 14 kn | 18kn | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 79, good | 0.5 m | 8 kn | 17kn | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 79, good | 0.9 m | 5 kn | 12kn | 26°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 01:02 −0.8 mHigh 07:17 +0.7 mLow 13:41 −0.6 mHigh 19:49 +0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:14 −0.5 mHigh 08:41 +0.5 mLow 15:22 −0.4 mHigh 21:34 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:13 −0.4 mHigh 10:52 +0.5 mLow 17:26 −0.4 mHigh 23:41 +0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Map
the site and its town
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Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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More diving near here
3 places
- Manta Reef Tofo 1 km away
- The Salon 1 km away
- Giants Castle 3.1 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Doodles
A reef dive. It goes down to 18 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water 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. 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.5 km away. The sea is about 24°C in July, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 28°C in January, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Praia do Tofo. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 5 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 18 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.5 km away.
Water about 26°C: 3 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, Mar, Apr and Dec (about 25 m).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,230–US$2,440 each
about US$1,230–US$2,440 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to VNX, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and JNB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$891–US$1,850 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$60–US$100 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$147–US$248 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$134–US$241 |
| Total | about US$1,230–US$2,440 |
Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Praia do Tofo
8 min by car · 26 places to stay
about US$54/nightcountry average
About Praia do Tofo its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$54 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 36h 40m
About 36h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → VNX, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), then 5h 50m by road
Flights MDW → VNX on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Praia do Tofo · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Praia do Tofo · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Diversity Scuba 4.5 km
Liquid Dive Adventures 4.6 km
Tofo Scuba 4.7 km
Barra Reef Divers 11 km
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
What you might see
Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.
This week: visibility about 20 m, about usual for the month (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.
The current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.