Sumbe Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.23° S 13.83° E

Sumbe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sumbe sea temperature is
17.9° C
3.2° 

Sumbe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sumbe today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sumbe at 2PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Sumbe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
712
702
586
522
440
440
434
427
357
351
261
257
253
193
187
187
184
184
184
149
149
167
149
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
NNE
5
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NW
20
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
N
10
N
15
WNW
15
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
7:56AM1.11m
8:12PM0.98m
8:47AM1.01m
9:18PM0.89m
9:58AM0.95m
Low Tide
1:36AM0.30m
2:12PM0.40m
2:20AM0.40m
3:08PM0.45m
3:19AM0.47m
4:24PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
21
23
21
20
19
18
18
18
21
22
21
20
19
18
18
18
20
22
21
20
19
Feels °C
21
20
23
23
21
21
20
19
20
20
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
22
21
22
20
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