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Tofinho

Cidade de Inhambane, Inhambane Province, Mozambique

Tofinho 5 photos

  • Praia do Tofo, RTW 2012

    Praia do Tofo, RTW 2012. Ana Raquel S. Hernandes from Sao Paulo, Brazil, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Heliotropium foertherianum at Tofo beach

    Heliotropium foertherianum at Tofo beach. Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Forest of Heliotropium foertherianum

    Forest of Heliotropium foertherianum. Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Fruiting Heliotropium foertherianum

    Fruiting Heliotropium foertherianum. Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Cultivated Heliotropium foertherianum

    Cultivated Heliotropium foertherianum. Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:46 pm
5 am
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
Now
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
10 am
3.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.5
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.5
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.7
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.1
35 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.2
35 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.0
35 km/h21 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
26°C79°F
Wind
149 km/hmph SE
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
4%
Sunset
5:46 pm
Today
6.6Good5 am117
7.8GreatNow149
7.6Great7 am1711
6.8Good8 am2012
5.6Good9 am2415
3.9Poor10 am3421
3.5Poor11 am3421
3.5Poor12 pm3119
3.7Poor1 pm3321
3.9Poor2 pm3421
4.1Fair3 pm3522
4.2Fair4 pm3522
5.0Fair5 pm3521
Sat
7.5Great5 am2113
7.9Great6 am2113
7.4Great7 am2214
8.2Great8 am2012
8.5Excellent9 am1912
8.6Excellent10 am1710
6.6Good11 am1710
6.4Good12 pm1811
6.7Good1 pm1811
7.1Great2 pm1811
8.4Great3 pm1711
8.9Excellent4 pm159
9.1Excellent5 pm148
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 am, -0.7 m. High at 2 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.8 m. High at 2 am, 1.3 mLow 8 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 8 pm, -0.8 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 1.3 m4 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 8 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.8 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.

About Tofinho

Tofinho is a beach in Inhambane Province, Mozambique. It is located near the beach of Tofo, which is 2.3 kilometers away. The nearest town is Tofinho village, situated 628 meters from the beach.

From Wikipedia

Tofinho Beach (pt: Praia do Tofinho) or simply Tofinho is a tourist Beach, Monument and Residential area in southeastern Mozambique. This holiday settlement lies on the Indian Ocean coast, on the Ponta da Barra peninsula in Inhambane Province, 1.5km south of Tofo, 25km Northeast of Inhambane in Mozambique.

Source: Tofinho on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m770 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink13 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 570 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
940 m0.6 mi
Nearest town
630 m0.4 miTofinho (village)
Nearest airport
15 km9 miInhambane (INH)

Nearby places

  • Local bar and foodFood and drink
    570 m0.4 mi
  • Barraca da LixeiraFood and drink
    680 m0.4 mi
  • AlbatrozCurry
    830 m0.5 mi
  • Tofo TofoFood and drink
    830 m0.5 mi
  • Beach LoungeFood and drink
    850 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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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.1 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 5 am to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 25%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 27%