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Sulima surfForecast / Sierra Leone / Sierra Leone
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sulima surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sulima sea temperature is
29.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sulima today?
The current surf forecast for Sulima at 1AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Sulima. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
589 | 455 | 568 | 568 | 1031 | 594 | 899 | 538 | 799 | 777 | 447 | 368 | 362 | 357 | 357 | 357 | 362 | 596 | 544 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 508 | 501 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:14PM1.32m | 6:58AM1.37m | 7:03PM1.29m | 7:46AM1.39m | 7:53PM1.23m | 8:37AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.16m | 00:30AM-0.07m | 12:59PM0.12m | 1:15AM-0.07m | 1:51PM0.12m | 2:03AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 589 | 455 | 568 | 568 | 1031 | 594 | 899 | 538 | 799 | 777 | 447 | 368 | 362 | 357 | 357 | 357 | 362 | 596 | 544 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 508 | 501 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 20 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 4 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 185 | 188 | 189 | 39 | 623 | 66 | 553 | 115 | 156 | 130 | 102 | 100 | 94 | 46 | 46 | 63 | 63 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | W 4 | S 18 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 25 | 11 | 108 | 107 | 104 | 149 | 277 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 5 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 96 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 73 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 178 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 |
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