Bazaruto Island - Point Break kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Mozambique · Inhambane

Spot currently openIntermediate level -21.64 | 35.5

Overview

Ilha do Bazaruto - Point Break is a kitesurfing spot located on Bazaruto Island, in the Bazaruto Archipelago, Inhambane province, Mozambique. This spot offers wave conditions on the Indian Ocean, facing east. Access is by boat from Vilankulos. The southeast trade winds blow from May to October. The setting is spectacular with crystal-clear waters and sandbars. Spot suited to intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for Bazaruto Island - Point Break

Sunrise 05:02 · Sunset 17:43

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 1.7 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now05:171.6 m11:542.2 m18:251.5 m00:312.2 m06:471.4 m13:022.5 m19:171.3 m01:192.5 m07:281.1 m13:402.7 m19:511 m01:542.8 m08:010.8 m14:113 m20:210.7 m02:243.1 m08:320.6 m14:423.3 m20:510.5 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 1.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 2.5 m Low tide · 1.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 2.5 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 2.7 m Low tide · 1 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 2.8 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 3 m Low tide · 0.7 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 3.1 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 3.3 m Low tide · 0.5 m

Bazaruto Island - Point Break: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

264h

in October · 30 rideable days

The season runs from October to March, peaking in October: 28 rideable days a month and 264 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is July, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 27.5 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 27.5 rideable days M April: 20.5 rideable days A May: 22.5 rideable days M June: 18.5 rideable days J July: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 21.5 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days30 d O November: 27.5 rideable days N December: 28 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 27.5 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 27.5 rideable days M April: 20.5 rideable days A May: 22.5 rideable days M June: 18.5 rideable days J July: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 21.5 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days30 d O November: 27.5 rideable days N December: 28 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 51%13-20 knots · 41%21-30 knots · 8%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 51% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 25 °C. The wettest month is March, with 173 mm.

Monthly averages: Bazaruto Island - Point Break
Monthly averages — Bazaruto Island - Point Break — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 27.5 273 h 30 °C 101 mm
February 24.5 243 h 30 °C 111 mm
March 27.5 287 h 29 °C 173 mm
April 20.5 197 h 28 °C 40 mm
May 22.5 230 h 26 °C 50 mm
June 18.5 189 h 25 °C 44 mm
July 16.5 140 h 25 °C 21 mm
August 18.5 147 h 25 °C 20 mm
September 21.5 182 h 26 °C 19 mm
October 30.0 264 h 27 °C 35 mm
November 27.5 234 h 28 °C 75 mm
December 28.0 218 h 29 °C 86 mm

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Technical details of Bazaruto Island - Point Break spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Not rideable E: Depending on conditions ESE: Not rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from SE, SSE, S.

Depending on conditions: NE, E.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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