Is it worth the trip?
57Fair out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 32 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 26°C
Tue 3 · 53 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 11 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 67 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 12 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 67 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 14 kn
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 56 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 14 kn
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 51 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 11 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 49 out of 100
- Wind
- S 15 kn
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 1100, good
- Mon 249, fair
- Tue 362, good
- Wed 4100, good
- Thu 596, good
- Fri 673, good
- Sat 762, good
- Sun 849, fair
- Mon 964, good
- Tue 1082, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces Eopen to the E
- Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
- Avoid: Wblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 25 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Nov6 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 100, good | wind from the north, 12 knots | 24kn | side | 1.4 mwaves | 26°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 49, fair | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 21kn | side-on | 1.1 mwaves | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 62, good | wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots | 21kn | side-on | 1.1 mwaves | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 100, good | wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots | 23kn | side | 1.2 mwaves | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 96, good | wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots | 28kn | side | 1.2 mwaves | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 73, good | wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots | 27kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 62, good | wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots | 22kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 49, fair | wind from the south, 15 knots | 31kn | side | 1.0 mwaves | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 64, good | wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots | 36kn | side | 2.0 mwaves | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 82, good | wind from the north-east, 13 knots | 26kn | side-on | 1.7 mwaves | 25°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 01:10 −0.6 mHigh 07:27 +0.5 mLow 13:48 −0.5 mHigh 19:55 +0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:25 −0.5 mHigh 09:04 +0.4 mLow 15:36 −0.3 mHigh 21:55 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:21 −0.4 mHigh 11:14 +0.4 mLow 17:39 −0.4 mHigh 23:55 +0.3 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 in Nov
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Mozambique Ponta do Ouro
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 25°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 21). The sea is about 23°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually November, with about 6 good days in 7; in June, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ponta do Ouro. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 3 dive sites.
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$1,270–US$2,510 each
about US$1,270–US$2,510 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 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$67–US$114 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$161–US$275 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$147–US$268 |
| Total | about US$1,270–US$2,510 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Ponta do Ouro
2 min by car · 22 places to stay
about US$54/nightcountry average
About Ponta do Ouro 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 29h 15m
About 29h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MPM, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 2h 10m by road
Flights ORD → MPM on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.