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Maragra 61.4

#3412 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇲🇿 Mozambique · Maputo · near Macia

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score61.4 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days5% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell8% period 11 s+
Typical size1.3 m 4.3 ft median
Water25°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Maragra

The best time to surf Maragra is May, July, August. It rarely works. In May the water sits around 25°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is MPM (64 km) and the nearest town is Macia (52 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%3%1.3 m27°Cboardies
Feb99%1%1.3 m28°Cboardies
Mar100%5%1.3 m27°Cboardies
Apr100%6%1.3 m27°Cboardies
May100%12%1.1 m25°Cboardies
Jun100%8%1.2 m24°Cvest
Jul100%9%1.3 m23°Cvest
Aug100%11%1.2 m23°Cvest
Sep100%2%1.3 m23°Cvest
Oct100%2%1.4 m23°Cvest
Nov100%3%1.4 m24°Cvest
Dec100%4%1.3 m26°Cboardies

Why 61.4

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
2.6
Groundswell 12%
1.3
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
3.4
Water comfort 10%
8.6
Access 10%
7.9

The detail

Faces 145° with 47% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 64% of days. Mean peak period 8.7 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 38%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -25.476, 32.972 (OpenStreetMap).

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