Sumbe Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.23° S 13.83° E

Sumbe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sumbe sea temperature is
19.4°C
2.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sumbe at 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
243
243
243
144
114
118
72
72
71
51
36
36
36
35
42
44
88
96
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:33PM0.88m
9:01AM0.92m
10:17PM0.84m
10:43AM0.91m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.43m
2:34AM0.50m
3:35PM0.48m
4:01AM0.55m
5:10PM0.47m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
23
22
23
23
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
20
20
21
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