Sumbe Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.23° S 13.83° E

Sumbe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sumbe sea temperature is
18.8° C
2.4° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sumbe at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
225
273
265
260
251
222
171
157
121
79
115
129
171
166
232
220
214
208
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
5
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
15
W
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:12PM1.08m
9:00AM1.17m
9:22PM1.01m
10:14AM1.13m
Low Tide
2:20PM0.35m
2:32AM0.26m
3:24PM0.37m
3:38AM0.32m
4:42PM0.37m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
21
19
19
18
18
18
20
21
21
19
19
18
18
18
20
22
21
19
19
Feels °C
21
19
19
18
18
20
21
20
21
20
20
18
19
20
20
21
21
20
21
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