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Icon Global 1

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

GFS GRAPES 13

GFS global 13

BOM ACCESS 15

GEM Global 15

ECMWF IFS 25

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF AIFS 28

ECMWF IFS 44

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Model	Icon Global 11 km run: 16/06 05:19																																																																GFS 13 km run: 16/06 05:19
Date Optimal	Mo 16 7h	Mo 16 8h	Mo 16 9h	Mo 16 10h	Mo 16 11h	Mo 16 12h	Mo 16 13h	Mo 16 14h	Mo 16 15h	Mo 16 16h	Mo 16 17h	Tu 17 7h	Tu 17 8h	Tu 17 9h	Tu 17 10h	Tu 17 11h	Tu 17 12h	Tu 17 13h	Tu 17 14h	Tu 17 15h	Tu 17 16h	Tu 17 17h	We 18 7h	We 18 8h	We 18 9h	We 18 10h	We 18 11h	We 18 12h	We 18 13h	We 18 14h	We 18 15h	We 18 16h	We 18 17h	Th 19 7h	Th 19 8h	Th 19 9h	Th 19 10h	Th 19 11h	Th 19 12h	Th 19 13h	Th 19 14h	Th 19 15h	Th 19 16h	Th 19 17h	Fr 20 7h	Fr 20 8h	Fr 20 9h	Fr 20 10h	Fr 20 11h	Fr 20 12h	Fr 20 13h	Fr 20 14h	Fr 20 15h	Fr 20 16h	Fr 20 17h	Sa 21 7h	Sa 21 8h	Sa 21 9h	Sa 21 10h	Sa 21 11h	Sa 21 12h	Sa 21 13h	Sa 21 14h	Sa 21 15h	Sa 21 16h	Sa 21 17h	Su 22 7h	Su 22 8h	Su 22 9h	Su 22 10h	Su 22 11h	Su 22 12h	Su 22 13h	Su 22 14h	Su 22 15h	Su 22 16h	Su 22 17h	Mo 23 7h	Mo 23 8h	Mo 23 9h	Mo 23 10h	Mo 23 11h	Mo 23 12h	Mo 23 13h	Mo 23 14h	Mo 23 15h	Mo 23 16h	Mo 23 17h	Tu 24 7h	Tu 24 8h	Tu 24 9h	Tu 24 10h	Tu 24 11h	Tu 24 12h	Tu 24 13h	Tu 24 14h	Tu 24 15h	Tu 24 16h	Tu 24 17h	We 25 7h	We 25 8h	We 25 9h	We 25 10h	We 25 11h	We 25 12h	We 25 13h	We 25 14h	We 25 15h	We 25 16h	We 25 17h	Th 26 7h	Th 26 8h	Th 26 9h	Th 26 10h	Th 26 11h	Th 26 12h	Th 26 13h	Th 26 14h	Th 26 15h	Th 26 16h	Th 26 17h	Fr 27 7h	Fr 27 8h	Fr 27 9h	Fr 27 10h	Fr 27 11h	Fr 27 12h	Fr 27 13h	Fr 27 14h	Fr 27 15h	Fr 27 16h	Fr 27 17h	Sa 28 7h	Sa 28 8h	Sa 28 9h	Sa 28 10h	Sa 28 11h	Sa 28 12h	Sa 28 13h	Sa 28 14h	Sa 28 15h	Sa 28 16h	Sa 28 17h	Su 29 7h	Su 29 8h	Su 29 9h	Su 29 10h	Su 29 11h	Su 29 12h	Su 29 13h	Su 29 14h	Su 29 15h	Su 29 16h	Su 29 17h	Mo 30 7h	Mo 30 8h	Mo 30 9h	Mo 30 10h	Mo 30 11h	Mo 30 12h	Mo 30 13h	Mo 30 14h	Mo 30 15h	Mo 30 16h	Mo 30 17h	Tu 1 7h	Tu 1 8h	Tu 1 9h	Tu 1 10h	Tu 1 11h	Tu 1 12h	Tu 1 13h	Tu 1 14h	Tu 1 15h	Tu 1 16h	Tu 1 17h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kn)	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	4	3	2	1	2	4	5	5	4	4	3	4	5	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	3	5	9	11	12	11	10	9	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	7	9	10	10	10	10	7	5	4	2	2	4	8	11	12	13	15	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	2	1	1	3	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	3	2	1	2	4	6	7	8	8	8	9	6	5	4	3	3	4	6	8	8	8	8	3	3	1	1	3	5	6	7	7	7	7	2	2	1	3	5	6	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	6
Gusts (kn)	7	8	10	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	7	1	3	4	3	5	7	7	8	8	9	10	3	5	7	10	12	12	12	11	9	8	11	2	2	3	4	4	6	7	8	9	11	12	8	10	11	11	12	13	13	14	12	10	8	10	8	14	19	25	24	23	23	22	21	20	9	11	12	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	7	7	7	5	5	6	7	8	10	12	14	9	7	6	4	4	5	7	9	12	16	19	16	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	15	15	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	6	9	11	4	2	2	2	3	5	6	8	9	12	13	8	7	6	5	5	5	6	7	9	11	12	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	5	7	9	11	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	7	8	10	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10
Wave Direction
Wave Ht. (m)	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4
Wave Per.	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Energy (Kj)	21	20	20	19	19	18	17	17	15	14	13	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Temp. (°C)	17	20	22	23	24	25	25	25	24	24	22	15	19	22	24	25	26	26	26	25	24	22	16	19	22	24	25	26	27	27	27	26	23	18	19	21	24	26	27	27	27	26	24	22	18	20	21	24	25	27	28	28	27	26	24	17	19	21	23	25	25	25	24	23	22	21	17	18	20	22	24	24	24	24	23	22	21	21	22	23	25	26	26	26	26	25	23	22	19	20	22	25	27	27	26	25	24	24	23	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	22	22	21	21	22	24	24	24	24	24	23	22	22	19	20	22	23	24	25	25	24	24	23	22	18	19	20	22	23	23	23	24	23	23	22	19	20	22	23	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	20	21	22	24	24	25	24	24	23	22	22	22	23	24	24	25	25	25	25	24	23	22
Rain (mm)																																																										0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2
Cloud Cov. (%)	46	35	41	64	77	75	72	61	77	36		65	16		37	42	56	68	68	93	52		31			36	38	34	61	63	56	52	63	58	54	57	61	64	67	71	74	49	25		82	81	65	49	33	34	34	35	39	44	48	39	36	51	65	80	81	83	84	75	66	57	30	12	36	59	83	81	80	78	69	61	52							1	1	1														8	5	18	30	43	46	50	53	35	18		19	21	14	7																			33	48	65	83	100	100	100	100	80	59	39				1	1	3	5	7	5	2
Tide Ht.	0.9	0.7	0.3	-0.2	-0.6	-0.9	-1.0	-0.8	-0.5	0.0	0.5	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.2	-0.2	-0.6	-0.9	-0.9	-0.7	-0.3	0.1	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.5	0.1	-0.2	-0.6	-0.8	-0.8	-0.6	-0.3	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.2	-0.2	-0.5	-0.7	-0.7	-0.6	-0.2	0.2	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.2	-0.1	-0.4	-0.6	-0.7	-0.6	-0.3	0.1	0.4	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.0	-0.4	-0.7	-0.8	-0.7	-0.4	0.0	0.5	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.5	0.1	-0.4	-0.9	-1.0	-0.8	-0.4	0.0	0.5	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.6	0.1	-0.7	-1.1	-1.1	-0.9	-0.5	0.1	0.7	1.1	1.2	1.0	0.6	-0.3	-0.9	-1.2	-1.2	-0.9	-0.4	0.2	0.8	1.2	1.3	1.1	0.1	-0.5	-1.0	-1.3	-1.3	-0.9	-0.3	0.4	1.0	1.3	1.3	0.6	-0.1	-0.7	-1.2	-1.4	-1.2	-0.7	-0.1	0.6	1.1	1.4	0.9	0.4	-0.3	-0.9	-1.2	-1.3	-1.0	-0.5	0.2	0.8	1.2	1.0	0.7	0.1	-0.5	-1.0	-1.2	-1.2	-0.8	-0.3	0.4	0.9	1.0	0.8	0.4	-0.1	-0.6	-1.0	-1.1	-1.0	-0.6	-0.0	0.5	0.9	0.9	0.6	0.2	-0.2	-0.6	-0.9	-0.9	-0.7	-0.3	0.1
Tide Dir.						low						high						low						high						low						high						low						high							low					high													high					low							high					low							high					low						high						low						high						low						high					low						high						low												low					high						low
Tide Time						12:50						07:20						13:40						08:20						14:30						09:20						15:40						10:40							17:00					11:50													13:00					07:50							14:10					08:50							15:00					09:30						15:50						10:20						16:30						11:00						17:10					11:40						17:50						12:20												13:00					07:20						13:40

Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean, Island, Lagoon

Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave

Water hazards: Currents

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Big tide difference when the tides are spring - but this is also good as low tide creates over 30 km of sand bars that are knee to waist deep between the islands and main land. If you have a boat - recommended, you can choose what you want, waves flat water like butter smooth as well as onshore, crosshore, offshore. Beware when the tide turns, do not go into the channels you will be washed out to sea! Crystal clear, awesome. Lots of sea life.

Beach type & size: Sand - Tidal

Infos: Watch out for the razor claims in some banks, generally great launch spots all over. On the mainland the beach gets tight at high tide.

Identified hazards: Shells

Beachgoer: None

Weather specificities: Hot and humid. Suggest factor 30 SPF. Cover up big time as the sun is very strong in this part of the world. Water temp: 25+C.

Wind type: Trade

Wind specificities: Generally the blows between 15-22 knots either from the SE or the NE. Depending on which island you go to you can choose between sideshore, onshore and offshore. Don't go and kite in the wet season - not much wind and sometimes typhoons, best time of the year to go from August through to March.

Best months: January, February, March, August, September, October, November, December

Access description: by Car, Bus - From South Africa go to Nelspruit then through the border at Komatie port through Maputo and up past Inhambane. 4x4 not totally required, but 4x4 is better to have. Or fly direct with Pelican airlines: about R3000 for a direct return ticket.

Specific rules: Zones

Extra: If a WWF ranger gets hold of you on the islands you must pay in Dollars. Other than that it's Africa - like the wild wild west.

Nightlife: Great restaurant: Casa Rex. Aguia Negra: awesome infinity pool and poolbar, restaurant with great beer and seafood, awesome crab curry and prawns.

Accommodations: Rooms, Rental, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking

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