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Pomene 54.1

#4170 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇲🇿 Mozambique · Inhambane · near Vilanculos

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

Works all yearWarm waterRemoteIntermediate
Surf score54.1 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days5% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell9% period 11 s+
Typical size1.2 m 4.0 ft median
Water26°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Pomene

The best time to surf Pomene is May, June, July. It rarely works. In May the water sits around 26°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is MPM (453 km) and the nearest town is Vilanculos (107 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%5%1.3 m28°Cboardies
Feb100%2%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Mar100%5%1.3 m28°Cboardies
Apr100%7%1.2 m28°Cboardies
May100%11%1.1 m26°Cboardies
Jun100%8%1.4 m25°Cvest
Jul98%10%1.2 m24°Cvest
Aug99%7%1.2 m23°Cvest
Sep100%4%1.2 m24°Cvest
Oct100%2%1.3 m25°Cvest
Nov100%1%1.2 m26°Cboardies
Dec100%3%1.1 m27°Cboardies

Why 54.1

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%
1.4
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
3.0
Water comfort 10%
9.2
Access 10%
0.5

The detail

Faces 30° with 58% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 62% of days. Mean peak period 8.6 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 47%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -22.922, 35.601 (OpenStreetMap).

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