Profile of Mozambique team for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Alamy / Tofo beach
The London-based newspaper ‘The Guardian’ has named Tofo, in the southern Mozambican province of Inhambane, as one of the world’s top ten surf locations.
The newspaper notes that “from a wave-riding point of view, Mozambique is relatively unexplored, yet much of its 2,500km coastline is surfable, with tropical blue waters washing on to palm-fronted white sandy beaches”.
In particular, the paper focusses on the village of Tofo, on the Ponta da Barra peninsula, which it states is “a pretty beach town with a central market that sells bright sarongs as well as fruit, veg, and fish”.
For surfers, “small, clean waves are protected by a headland and a reef, so it’s a good place for learners and improvers, though more advanced surfers won’t have to travel far to find challenging reef breaks and the world-class, right-hand point breaks at nearby Tofinho beach”.
Tofo is also known for its reefs which are a big attraction to scuba divers. In addition, the local waters are visited by whale sharks, the world’s largest fish that can grow up to 12.5 metres long. Local tour operators take tourists out to snorkel with the sharks, which are entirely harmless to humans. Other spectacular marine wildlife sightings might include the majestic manta ray and, very rarely, the dugong.
The area is also of important historical importance. At Tofinho there is the Monument of Fallen Heroes, which commemorates those suspected of opposing Portuguese colonial rule who were murdered by security police through being chained to a cave and left to drown by the incoming tide.
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