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Tofo

Cidade de Inhambane, Inhambane Province, Mozambique

Tofo 3 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

  • Praia do Tofo, RTW 2012

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

  • Tofo, Inhambane, Moçambique

    Tofo, Inhambane, Moçambique. Cornelius Kibelka, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 9 am, sunset 5:46 pm
5 am
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6 am
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
Now
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: 7 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
26°C79°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
7%
Sunset
5:46 pm
Today
6.6Good5 am117
7.8Great6 am149
7.6GreatNow1711
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 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 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.

Facilities

  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
850 m0.5 miBus to Maputo 4:00am departure
Nearest town
1.2 km0.8 miPraia do Tofo (village)
Nearest airport
14 km9 miInhambane (INH)

Nearby places

  • Dino's Beach BarPizza, Schwarmas, Seafood
    620 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Tofo.

Partner links

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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%