Maragra
Surf spot · Mozambique
Is it worth the trip?
23Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 3 ft swell at 8 s
Tue 3 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 83kJ
- Wind
- NNE 4 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Wed 4 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 28kJ
- Wind
- NNE 6 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 29kJ
- Wind
- NNE 4 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 33kJ
- Wind
- NNW 13 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Sat 7 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 25kJ
- Wind
- NNE 2 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 26kJ
- Wind
- S 16 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Mon 9 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 201kJ
- Wind
- SE 10 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 242, poor
- Tue 331, too small
- Wed 415, too small
- Thu 520, too small
- Fri 628, too small
- Sat 727, too small
- Sun 85, too small
- Mon 98, poor
- Tue 1046, fair
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 25 °Cno wetsuit
- Best May–Jul4 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
Maragra does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 42, poor | 3 ft9 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 119kJ | wind from the north-east, 5 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 31, too small | 3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 83kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 25°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 15, too small | 2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 28kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 20, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 29kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 28, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 33kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore | 31°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 27, too small | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 25kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 5, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | wind from the south, 16 knots | 25°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 8, poor | 5 ft6 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 201kJ | wind from the south-east, 10 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 46, fair | 6 ft7 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 313kJ | offshorewind from the north, 5 knots, offshore | 26°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:26 −0.5 mHigh 09:08 +0.4 mLow 15:30 −0.3 mHigh 21:50 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:19 −0.4 mHigh 11:18 +0.5 mLow 17:37 −0.3 mHigh 23:50 +0.4 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 06:00 −0.5 mHigh 12:40 +0.6 mLow 18:54 −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. 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.
Best time to go
best May–Jul
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Maragra
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are 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. The town to stay in is Manhiça.
Water about 25°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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$1,290–US$2,550 each
about US$1,290–US$2,550 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
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 ORD to MPM, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$891–US$1,860 |
| 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 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$60–US$100 |
| Total | about US$1,290–US$2,550 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Manhiça
32 min by car · 1 place to stay
about US$54/nightcountry average
About Manhiça its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Manhiça, 19 km (about 35 min by car)
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 29h 05m
About 29h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MPM, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 2h by road
Flights ORD → MPM on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.