Ponta Mamoli kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Mozambique

Spot currently openIntermediate level -26.71 | 32.9

Overview

Ponta Mamoli is a kitesurfing spot located at the far south of Mozambique, near the South African border. This cape faces east onto the Indian Ocean and offers a beautiful and uncrowded natural setting. The southeast trade winds from May to October ensure consistent wind conditions. The water is oceanic with significant tides. Spot suited to intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for Ponta Mamoli

Sunrise 05:08 · Sunset 17:58

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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 4.3 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 Now05:181.1 m12:211.5 m18:321.1 m00:331.6 m06:400.9 m13:101.7 m19:180.9 m01:191.7 m07:200.8 m13:402 m19:490.7 m01:521.9 m07:520.6 m14:092.2 m20:190.5 m02:222.1 m08:230.4 m14:382.3 m20:480.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 1.1 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.9 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2 m Low tide · 0.7 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.4 m

Ponta Mamoli: 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

217h

in October · 27 rideable days

The season runs from September to February, peaking in October: 25 rideable days a month and 217 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is June, at 9.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 27 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 19.5 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A May: 15.5 rideable days M June: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d J July: 12.5 rideable days J August: 19 rideable days A September: 22.5 rideable days S October: 27 rideable days27 d O November: 25 rideable days N December: 26 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 27 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 19.5 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A May: 15.5 rideable days M June: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d J July: 12.5 rideable days J August: 19 rideable days A September: 22.5 rideable days S October: 27 rideable days27 d O November: 25 rideable days N December: 26 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 74%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 74% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 24 °C. The wettest month is March, with 128 mm.

Monthly averages: Ponta Mamoli
Monthly averages — Ponta Mamoli — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 27.0 221 h 29 °C 121 mm
February 24.5 192 h 29 °C 107 mm
March 19.5 141 h 28 °C 128 mm
April 20.0 125 h 26 °C 99 mm
May 15.5 73 h 25 °C 16 mm
June 9.5 54 h 24 °C 31 mm
July 12.5 77 h 24 °C 13 mm
August 19.0 128 h 25 °C 39 mm
September 22.5 169 h 25 °C 79 mm
October 27.0 217 h 25 °C 30 mm
November 25.0 202 h 27 °C 120 mm
December 26.0 215 h 28 °C 113 mm

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Technical details of Ponta Mamoli 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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