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Manta Reef

Tofo, Inhambane, Mozambique · 18–28m · intermediate · exposed

Offshore reef south of Tofo with established manta cleaning stations. Reached by surf launch, so weather decides the day.

Conditions today

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good

Good — 0.7m effective waves in the morning window.

Limiting factor: waves

Wave height
0.7–0.8m
Wave period
8.2–9s
Wind chop
0–0.2m
Sea temp
23.9–24.3°C

Ranges span today's hours. Wave height here is the raw sea state — the rating scales it for how exposed the site is. Exposed — open water with nothing to block the swell, so it is scored at full height.

Next few days

  • TodayGood — 0.7m effective waves in the morning window.good
  • FridayMarginal — 0.8m effective waves in the morning window.marginal
  • SaturdayMarginal — 1.0m effective waves in the morning window.marginal

Each day is scored over its morning dive window, the same as today's rating.

Dive briefing

AI-generated

This exposed offshore reef runs 18 to 28 metres and requires intermediate certification. You'll reach it by surf launch, so today's conditions decide whether you dive. The rating is good, with 0.7m effective waves in the morning window — the sea state forecast shows 0.7–0.8m swells and 8.2–9 second periods. Water temperature sits between 23.9 and 24.3°C. The site is known for its manta cleaning stations, though sightings are never guaranteed.

Divers commonly log giraffe seahorses, laced morays, and Indian lionfish here. Whale sharks are often recorded, along with common seahorses, Pacific trumpetfish, potato rockcod, and lyretail anthias. Conditions favour a dive today, but stay alert to the weather — it's what gets you out and back.

Written by Claude (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) from the rating, forecast, and sightings on this page — it has no other source and cannot look anything up. Treat it as a summary, not as local knowledge.

Commonly seen here

Most-recorded species near this site, ranked by research-grade iNaturalist sightings from divers, snorkelers, and naturalists.

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