Ponta Malongane spearfishing forecast — wind, swell, visibility, tides & live cameras

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◈Ponta Malongane · Mozambique
2.6
wave 1.3 m
visibility~2m

Nottoday

Today — sit it out — wave, wind and surge pounding.

Sources: Open-Meteo · Copernicus — high confidence · data 17:21

Sources & confidence

Sources
Open-Meteo · Copernicus
Method
spearo sea-state engine: consensus of up to 6 models + satellite clarity (ZSD) + buoy-bias checks
Freshness
Re-read every hour, per coast

Compiled by the spearo sea-state engine · How it works →

The verdict comes from seven water factors and hard safety gates — not ten tabs. Go or stay.

How we score the water

Our own model

Our own forecast engine — not a third-party widget. It weighs these water factors into one go-or-stay verdict for this coast; the 0–10 dial is that verdict, read out as a number.

01
Swell & wave memory
Height, period and direction of the swell, plus the wake of recent storms — an old storm still stirs the water, and the engine remembers.
02
Wind & gusts
Speed and gusts, hour by hour — wind speed and an onshore push chop the surface and cut visibility.
03
Tide phase
Timing and range of the tide, calibrated per coast — big spring tides pull the verdict toward caution.
04
Water temperature
Sea-surface temperature — sharply cold water vetoes a green verdict.
05
Currents & outflow
Direction and drift of the current — it pushes you, and it drags turbid coastal water across where you dive.
06
Rain runoff & air clarity
Rain muddies the water inshore through land runoff, while fog and haze cut visibility at the surface.
07
Coast shape & exposure
How the coast faces the swell — a sheltered cove keeps the water clean; an exposed, head-on point takes a penalty.

Safety gates

  • Thunderstorm forecast — an instant red, no exceptions.
  • An official warning (MeteoAlarm / IPMA) — yellow, or red for the higher ranks.
  • Missing input data — a would-be green is capped to yellow rather than overstated.
  • Strong disagreement between forecast models — a green day is pulled back to yellow.
  • Night hours — where night spearfishing is banned by law the window is forced red; where it is legal (Australia outside NSW, New Zealand, South Africa) it is capped at yellow, never green.

It all folds into a single 0–10 score and one verdict: go or stay.

A forecast, not a guarantee — the sea has the last word.

Entry pointsNo-take zones

Where to get in, where to hunt

Entry points with coordinates
Seabed relief — promising ground

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Nearby towns

  • Ponta do Ouro
  • Sodwana Bay
  • Inhaca Island
  • Maputo
  • Bilene

South (Ponta do Ouro–Xai-Xai)

  • Xai-Xai (beach)

Inhambane and Bazaruto

  • Závora
  • Tofo
  • Barra (Inhambane)
  • Vilankulo (Vilanculos)
  • Inhassoro

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  • Island of Mozambique
  • Nacala
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Wind, wave and the swell windows — when to go and the best hours.

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Ponta Malongane — solo, off the rocks
DON'T GO
don't go · wave 1.3 m (occasionally up to ~2.6 m)
wave 1.3 mwind 16, gusts 31 km/hsurge pounding the rocksvisibility ~2 m
today, best window 06:00–09:00
fish · Visibility 2 m · Water 24.5°C
confidence medium · verdict for the selected day
Best window · next 3 days
borderlineWednesday · 09:00–12:00
you can see ~3 m ahead fish

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Windows, hours
and the day's trends.

The day is picked above, in the hero. Here are that day's windows, the hour-by-hour map and the trends. Tap a window to break down the conditions.

Tuesday · today2026-10-13
05:15–17:54 · waxing crescent
▲ 04:00▼ 10:00▲ 16:00▼ 23:00mid-range tides · 2.0 m
Hours (06→20)
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Day's trends
Tide-0.73 m
Wave1.24 m
Wind10 km/h
Water25 °C
fish activity: moon underfoot 01:10 · high · moonrise 06:36 · moderate · moon overhead 13:40 · high · moonset 20:45 · moderate
Conditions window06:00–09:00
don't go fish
Hs 1.28 m · roughperiod 6.1 swind 16→31surge 7.9viz 2 m
1.28 mrough · up to ~2.56 · 92° at an angle
6.1 sswell moderate
16→31gusts 31 km/h
7.9pounding the rocks
0.61m/s
2 mrecent swell
24.5°C5 mm + hood
▼10:00tide falling
Atmosphere20 kmlandmarks visible
moderatemoonrise
  • wave 1.3 m (occasionally up to ~2.6 m)
  • wind-wave — choppy surface
  • ebb — weaker inshore
confidence mediumtwilight
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The water column

Visibility and what drives it — post-storm clearing, river plume, temperature and the thermocline.

What it is

A marine instrument,
go / no-go for solo hunting.

spearo.app folds wind, wave, swell period, visibility, tides, water temperature and risk into a single verdict — go to the spot or not. It computes 7 days ahead from open marine models (Open-Meteo, IPMA), with no sign-up and no accounts. Built for solo spearfishing off the rocks, where any mistake costs dearly.

Now live: 3016 spots across 406 stretches of coast — mainland Portugal, Madeira and the Azores.

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The seabed

Relief and bottom type, tides, and the depths of each spot.

On the rock

The forecast is the plan.
The call is on the rock.

The models set the window. Whether you go in is read only at the water: count the sets, watch the surge on the entry. If in doubt, you don't get in.

Entry points

Where to get in
off the rocks.

Scouted entries, coloured by today. The colour is the sea state at the spot, not a guarantee: the wash and a slippery entry you judge on site.

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Malongane reef patchPonta Malongane
no data
⛔ Banned here
window
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Reef patch mapped in OpenStreetMap, depth not stated by the source, near shore, by boat or a long swim. Inside Maputo National Park, marine part (approx. boundary): reef and bottom fish are no-take; spearfishing limited to pelagic game fish. Mozambique rules: provincial recreational licence; no scuba and no night spearfishing; keep 100 m from bathers and ports. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap; no diver reports.

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Pinnacle (Malongane)Ponta Malongane
no data
⛔ Banned here
window
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Pinnacle, typical depth 28 m, max 40 m, boat access. Deep site, beyond the usual shore freediving range. Inside Maputo National Park, marine part (approx. boundary): reef and bottom fish are no-take; spearfishing limited to pelagic game fish. Mozambique rules: provincial recreational licence; no scuba and no night spearfishing; keep 100 m from bathers and ports. Coordinates from wannadive.net, approx.

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Surfacing

Cameras, map and reference — to hand as you come up.

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Reference

What's in season,
what the law says.

In season now
  • no targets this month
Law

    Mozambique: breath-hold spearfishing needs a provincial recreational fishing licence (Decree 82/2021). Scuba spearfishing and night spearfishing are banned; keep 100 m from bathers, ports and (per Art. 27) corals, estuaries and mangroves; mark your position with a buoy. Sharks, rays, potato bass, red steenbras and turtles are protected. Marine parks (Maputo NP, Bazaruto) restrict or ban spearfishing.

    Safety protocol
    • Sets: watch the wave trains ≥15 min before entering; Hmax ≈ 2×Hs, the wash can run 50 m past the foam line. A lull >10 min with period >12 s = a big set «overdue», do NOT enter; enter right after a full set passes and re-check at minute 30.
    • Exit FIRST: find your exit AND a backup before entering. On a rocky/boulder shore a 0.5 m rise in swell can make the exit impossible — getting pinned/unable to climb out is the main killer.
    • Headland rip: prominent points often have a permanent topographic rip regardless of the model — locate it, enter/exit on the windward side, never swim against it.
    • Cold: wetsuit per the SST chip; the first shiver = a metabolic surge and a drop in breath-hold → get out at the first steady shiver. Cap the session at 45–60 min below 15 °C.
    • Solo discipline: buoy up; tell someone the spot and exit time; conservative breath-hold (never push it in cold/murky/surfy water); visibility <3 m — don't enter.
    • Afternoon wind: on many coasts the wind builds from midday — plan to be out of the water by midday; the chop builds — get out.
    • UV 11:00–15:00 (UVI ≥6): sunscreen and cover up on the surface interval.
    • Solo is a fundamental risk (hypoxic blackout with no buddy). Any doubt = No-go.
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    Reef patch south of MalonganePonta Malongane
    no data
    ⛔ Banned here
    window
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    Reef patch mapped in OpenStreetMap, depth not stated by the source, near shore, by boat or a long swim. Inside Maputo National Park, marine part (approx. boundary): reef and bottom fish are no-take; spearfishing limited to pelagic game fish. Mozambique rules: provincial recreational licence; no scuba and no night spearfishing; keep 100 m from bathers and ports. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap; no diver reports.

    Google Maps

    SOLO is the biggest risk: underwater you can black out from lack of oxygen silently and fatally, with no one around. Solo is never truly «safe». Below are the best weather windows; carry a buoy, tell someone your plan and exit time, and any doubt — don't go.

    FAQ — spearfishing in Ponta Malongane

    Where can I spearfish in Ponta Malongane?

    Ponta Malongane has rock entry points such as Malongane reef patch, Reef patch south of Malongane and Pinnacle (Malongane). Ponta Malongane is a dive-camp village 6 km north of Ponta do Ouro, with reef patches about 1 km off the beach and deeper pinnacles further out. Below you'll find each spot (access, shelter and hazards) and today's forecast.

    When is the best season in Ponta Malongane?

    The dry season April–October is the standard window; November–March brings rain, river runoff and occasional cyclones.

    How cold is the water in Ponta Malongane?

    About 22–25 °C in winter, up to about 28 °C in summer (forecast SST supersedes).

    Is Ponta Malongane good for a beginner?

    Open to S–SE Indian Ocean swell; reefs mostly by boat; the whole coast from Ponta do Ouro to Inhaca is in Maputo National Park (pelagic-only spearfishing, reef fish no-take); bull sharks inshore and near river mouths.

    Do I need a licence in Ponta Malongane?

    Ponta Malongane: Mozambique: breath-hold spearfishing needs a provincial recreational fishing licence (Decree 82/2021). Scuba spearfishing and night spearfishing are banned; keep 100 m from bathers, ports and (per Art. 27) corals, estuaries and mangroves; mark your position with a buoy. Sharks, rays, potato bass, red steenbras and turtles are protected. Marine parks (Maputo NP, Bazaruto) restrict or ban spearfishing.

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