Check the Beach

Praia da Costa do Sol

Distrito Municipal de KaMavota, Cidade de Maputo, Mozambique

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 11 am, sunset 6:00 pm
6 am
8.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
8.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
Now
8.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.2
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
11 am
5.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C80°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
4327 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
rising
Rain
7%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
8.7Excellent6 am1811
8.2Great7 am2113
8.0Great8 am2113
8.0GreatNow1912
7.2Great10 am2013
5.4Fair11 am2214
5.5Good12 pm1912
5.7Good1 pm1811
5.6Good2 pm1912
6.3Good3 pm2113
5.7Good4 pm2113
7.0Great5 pm2113
7.4Great6 pm2012
Sat
7.6Great6 am42
8.9Excellent7 am32
7.1Great8 am32
6.6Good9 am63
6.1Good10 am75
5.6Good11 am106
5.5Good12 pm106
5.6Good1 pm106
5.8Good2 pm138
5.9Good3 pm1710
8.4Great4 pm1911
8.9Excellent5 pm1811
9.4Excellent6 pm1710
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.7 m. High at 2 am, 1.2 m. Low at 8 am, -0.9 mHigh 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 8 am, -0.9 m3 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 8 am, -0.9 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m680 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 210 m700 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
190 m610 ftMarés
Nearest town
8.7 km5.4 miMaputo (city)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miAeroporto da Inhaca (IHC)

Nearby places

  • Mimmos-Centro commercial MarésPizza
    210 m700 ft
  • Costa do SolFood and drink
    830 m0.5 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 50%
  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.8 ExcellentBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 41%
  • Thu9.0 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 35%