Sumbe Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.23° S 13.83° E

Sumbe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sumbe sea temperature is
20.0° C
1.7° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sumbe at 7AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
306
275
272
268
246
229
225
222
219
162
154
152
98
98
98
47
64
49
98
72
69
48
48
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
S
5
NE
10
NNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
0
SSW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:53AM1.38m
5:53PM1.36m
6:38AM1.35m
6:36PM1.28m
7:23AM1.29m
7:20PM1.19m
Low Tide
11:36PM-0.03m
11:59AM0.23m
00:19AM0.02m
12:44PM0.29m
1:01AM0.09m
1:30PM0.35m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
21
22
21
19
18
18
18
17
20
21
20
19
18
18
17
18
20
22
21
19
18
Feels °C
19
19
19
21
21
22
20
19
18
18
19
21
20
20
21
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
19
19
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