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Tofo
Surf spot · Mozambique
Is it worth the trip?
14Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 4 ft swell at 7 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 181kJ
- Wind
- NE 7 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tue 3 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 110kJ
- Wind
- NNE 6 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 49kJ
- Wind
- NE 6 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 64kJ
- Wind
- ENE 8 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 58kJ
- Wind
- N 12 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 19kJ
- Wind
- N 15 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 38kJ
- Wind
- SSE 7 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 111, too small
- Mon 225, too small
- Tue 318, too small
- Wed 411, too small
- Thu 514, too small
- Fri 66, too small
- Sat 72, too small
- Sun 84, too small
- Mon 95, too small
- Tue 1039, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 26 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 11, too small | 4 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 149kJ | wind from the north-east, 11 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 25, too small | 4 ft7 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 181kJ | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 18, too small | 3 ft7 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 110kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 11, too small | 3 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 49kJ | wind from the north-east, 6 knots | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 14, too small | 3 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 64kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 6, too small | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 58kJ | wind from the north, 12 knots | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 2, too small | 2 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | wind from the north, 15 knots | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 4, too small | 2 ft9 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 38kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 5, too small | 2 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 85kJ | wind from the south, 14 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 39, too small | 6 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 433kJ | wind from the south, 5 knots | 27°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
- 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. 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 Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 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, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Tofo
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (79°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (259°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 24°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 28°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Praia do Tofo, 0.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 1 wind sports spot and 5 dive sites.
Water about 26°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$2,540 each
about US$1,290–US$2,540 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 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 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$60–US$100 |
| Total | about US$1,290–US$2,540 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
1 min by car · 26 places to stay
about US$54/nightcountry average
About Praia do Tofo its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Tofinho on Booking.com
3 min by car · 20 places to stay
- Beds in Praia da Barra on Booking.com
13 min by car · 34 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 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.