Overview

Maputo is a kitesurf spot located in Maputo Bay, the capital of Mozambique. This coastal spot faces east/southeast onto the Indian Ocean. The bay offers slightly sheltered conditions compared to the open sea. The southeast trade winds from May to October make up the kite season. The body of water is oceanic with tides. The spot is suited to intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Maputo

Sunrise 05:09 · 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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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 4.7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 05:57 · 1.3 m High tide 11:49 · 1.8 m Low tide 18:46 · 1.3 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:16 · 1.8 m Low tide 07:01 · 1.1 m High tide 13:00 · 2 m Low tide 19:33 · 1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 01:17 · 2 m Low tide 07:42 · 0.8 m High tide 13:46 · 2.2 m Low tide 20:09 · 0.8 m
Friday 23 October High tide 02:01 · 2.2 m Low tide 08:17 · 0.6 m High tide 14:22 · 2.5 m Low tide 20:42 · 0.6 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 02:37 · 2.4 m Low tide 08:50 · 0.4 m High tide 14:56 · 2.7 m Low tide 21:15 · 0.4 m

Maputo: when to go?

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Season · peak

196h

in October · 27 rideable days

The season runs from August to March, peaking in October: 23 rideable days a month and 196 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is June, at 12 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 19%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 81% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 25 °C. The wettest month is November, with 127 mm.

Monthly averages: Maputo

Monthly averages — Maputo — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	25.0	192 h	30 °C	99 mm
February	22.5	183 h	31 °C	83 mm
March	21.5	134 h	29 °C	125 mm
April	15.0	99 h	27 °C	83 mm
May	13.5	73 h	27 °C	6 mm
June	12.0	73 h	25 °C	14 mm
July	14.5	75 h	26 °C	4 mm
August	20.0	108 h	26 °C	28 mm
September	24.0	150 h	27 °C	47 mm
October	27.0	196 h	27 °C	33 mm
November	23.0	166 h	28 °C	127 mm
December	21.0	148 h	30 °C	94 mm

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Technical details of Maputo spot

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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