
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
64 | 306 | 275 | 272 | 268 | 246 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 162 | 154 | 152 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 47 | 64 | 49 | 98 | 72 | 69 | 48 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
89 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 44 | 27 | 45 | 2 | — | 2 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 4 |
100 | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | WSW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 1172 | 1637 | 1172 | 1144 | 261 | 261 | 0 | 261 | 1172 | 1144 | 10 | 261 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1144 | 1144 | 1144 | 1144 |
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