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Vilankulos - Bazaruto Archipelago kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Mozambique · Province d'Inhambane

Spot currently openIntermediate level -21.99 | 35.32

Overview

Vilankulos - Bazaruto Archipelago is a kitesurfing spot located in the Inhambane province of Mozambique. Vilankulos is the gateway to the Bazaruto Archipelago, offering a vast body of water between the mainland and the islands. Conditions are ideal with flat water in the lagoon and consistent southeast trade winds from May to October. The setting is paradise-like with turquoise waters and sandbars. Intermediate level.
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Spot forecast for Vilankulos - Bazaruto Archipelago

Sunrise 05:02 · Sunset 17:44

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

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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 5.4 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 Now05:211.6 m11:572.2 m18:281.5 m00:332.3 m06:491.4 m13:042.5 m19:191.3 m01:212.5 m07:301.1 m13:412.8 m19:531 m01:552.8 m08:020.8 m14:123 m20:220.7 m02:253.1 m08:330.6 m14:433.3 m20:520.5 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 1.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 2.3 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 · 2.8 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

Vilankulos - Bazaruto Archipelago: 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

224h

in December · 28.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, January and December, at 29 rideable days and 31 °C. The low point is July, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 28.5 rideable days J January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 27 rideable days M March: 27 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A April: 20 rideable days A May: 20.5 rideable days M May: 20.5 rideable days M June: 19 rideable days J June: 19 rideable days J July: 16 rideable days16 d J July: 16 rideable days16 d J August: 22 rideable days A August: 22 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days S September: 23 rideable days S October: 26.5 rideable days O October: 26.5 rideable days O November: 26.5 rideable days N November: 26.5 rideable days N December: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d D December: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 28.5 rideable days J January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 27 rideable days M March: 27 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A April: 20 rideable days A May: 20.5 rideable days M May: 20.5 rideable days M June: 19 rideable days J June: 19 rideable days J July: 16 rideable days16 d J July: 16 rideable days16 d J August: 22 rideable days A August: 22 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days S September: 23 rideable days S October: 26.5 rideable days O October: 26.5 rideable days O November: 26.5 rideable days N November: 26.5 rideable days N December: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d D December: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 74%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · under 1%31+ 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 July, at 25 °C. The wettest month is March, with 187 mm.

Monthly averages: Vilankulos - Bazaruto Archipelago
Monthly averages — Vilankulos - Bazaruto Archipelago — averaged over 1 year of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 28.5 247 h 31 °C 81 mm
January 28.5 247 h 31 °C 81 mm
February 24.5 188 h 30 °C 93 mm
February 24.5 188 h 30 °C 93 mm
March 27.0 227 h 29 °C 187 mm
March 27.0 227 h 29 °C 187 mm
April 20.0 164 h 28 °C 35 mm
April 20.0 164 h 28 °C 35 mm
May 20.5 156 h 27 °C 24 mm
May 20.5 156 h 27 °C 24 mm
June 19.0 160 h 26 °C 26 mm
June 19.0 160 h 26 °C 26 mm
July 16.0 117 h 25 °C 7 mm
July 16.0 117 h 25 °C 7 mm
August 22.0 134 h 26 °C 11 mm
August 22.0 134 h 26 °C 11 mm
September 23.0 154 h 27 °C 10 mm
September 23.0 154 h 27 °C 10 mm
October 26.5 230 h 27 °C 29 mm
October 26.5 230 h 27 °C 29 mm
November 26.5 221 h 28 °C 37 mm
November 26.5 221 h 28 °C 45 mm
December 28.5 224 h 30 °C 13 mm
December 28.5 224 h 29 °C 71 mm

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Technical details of Vilankulos - Bazaruto Archipelago 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
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Required level
Intermediate

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