Check the Beach

Praia Matongo

Cidade de Nacala, Nampula Province, Mozambique

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 5:16 pm
5 am
7.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 am
7.6
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
Now
6.7
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.7
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.0
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.0
22 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.3
19 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
28°C82°F
Water
26°C78°F
Wind
2516 km/hmph N
Gusts
4830 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:16 pm
Today
7.9Great5 am2012
7.6Great6 am2213
6.7GoodNow2516
7.5Great8 am2616
7.8Great9 am2616
7.7Great10 am2516
8.0Great11 am2516
7.5Great12 pm2415
8.4Great1 pm2415
8.6Excellent2 pm2314
8.6Excellent3 pm2214
9.0Excellent4 pm2213
9.3Excellent5 pm1911
Sat
8.6Excellent5 am106
7.4Great6 am117
9.1Excellent7 am106
8.1Great8 am106
7.4Great9 am117
8.5Excellent10 am117
8.3Great11 am128
8.1Great12 pm138
7.9Great1 pm138
8.0Great2 pm138
7.6Great3 pm138
8.5Excellent4 pm128
9.7Excellent5 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 1.5 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.9 m. High at 1 am, 1.7 mHigh 1 pm, 1.5 m5 ftLow 7 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 1 am, 1.7 m6 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 1 pm, 1.5 m5 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 1 am, 1.7 m6 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 airport
14 km9 miAeroporto International de Nacala (MNC)

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Praia Matongo.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.7 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 10%
  • Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 15%
  • Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 37%
  • Wed8.8 ExcellentBest 5 am to 11 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu6.9 GoodBest 5 am to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 28%