Ponta Mamoli
Surf spot · Mozambique
Is it worth the trip?
22Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 3 ft swell at 8 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 104kJ
- Wind
- NE 8 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Wed 4 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 34kJ
- Wind
- NNE 12 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Thu 5 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 32kJ
- Wind
- NNE 10 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 47kJ
- Wind
- N 11 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 33kJ
- Wind
- NNE 7 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 38kJ
- Wind
- S 18 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Mon 9 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 182kJ
- Wind
- S 13 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 254, fair
- Tue 332, poor
- Wed 411, too small
- Thu 515, too small
- Fri 631, poor
- Sat 722, too small
- Sun 810, too small
- Mon 99, poor
- Tue 100, too big
The spot in five facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 25 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
Ponta Mamoli 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 | 54, fair | 3 ft8 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 121kJ | wind from the south-west, 5 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 32, poor | 3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 104kJ | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 25°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 34kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots | 25°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 15, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 32kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 31, poor | 3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 47kJ | wind from the north, 11 knots | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 33kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 38kJ | wind from the south, 18 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 9, poor | 5 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 182kJ | wind from the south, 13 knots | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft7 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 427kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots | 25°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 02:25 −0.5 mHigh 09:05 +0.4 mLow 15:36 −0.3 mHigh 21:56 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:21 −0.4 mHigh 11:16 +0.4 mLow 17:40 −0.4 mHigh 23:55 +0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 06:01 −0.5 mHigh 12:37 +0.6 mLow 18:53 −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
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Ponta Mamoli
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (87°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (267°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 800 m out (1 in 81). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 23°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Zitundo, 7.8 km away (about 15 min by car).
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: 2 towns
about 15 min by car
about US$54/nightcountry average
About Zitundo its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Ponta do Ouro on Booking.com
about 30 min by car · 22 places to stay
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 50m
About 29h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MPM, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 2h 50m by road
Flights ORD → MPM on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.