Check the Beach

Praia da Rocha

Cidade de Inhambane, Inhambane Province, Mozambique

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 9 am, sunset 5:46 pm
5 am
6.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6 am
7.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7 am
6.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
Now
5.9
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
9 am
3.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.4
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.2
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.3
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.6
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.8
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.0
40 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.2
41 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.9
40 km/h25 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
26°C78°F
Wind
2213 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
49%
Sunset
5:46 pm
Today
6.2Good5 am138
7.1Great6 am1710
6.7Good7 am1912
5.9GoodNow2213
3.0Poor9 am2717
3.4Poor10 am4125
3.2Poor11 am4025
3.3Poor12 pm3522
3.6Poor1 pm3824
3.8Poor2 pm3823
4.0Fair3 pm4025
4.2Fair4 pm4125
4.9Fair5 pm4025
Sat
7.2Great5 am2515
7.4Great6 am2616
7.4Great7 am2516
8.2Great8 am2214
8.4Great9 am2113
8.7Excellent10 am1811
8.0Great11 am1811
7.1Great12 pm2012
8.0Great1 pm2013
8.6Excellent2 pm1912
8.8Excellent3 pm1811
8.9Excellent4 pm1610
8.7Excellent5 pm1811
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, 1.3 mHigh 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 1.3 m4 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, 1.3 m4 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
6.2 km3.9 miMachavenga (village)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miInhambane (INH)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.9 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 8%
  • Sun9.1 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 5 am to 5 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 31%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 5 am to 12 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 35%