Sumbe Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.23° S 13.83° E

Sumbe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sumbe sea temperature is
18.4° C
2.7° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sumbe at 6PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
180
252
302
298
298
291
277
273
353
249
242
469
397
481
469
519
512
519
604
627
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
NW
5
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
4:07PM1.43m
4:45AM1.44m
4:47PM1.42m
5:24AM1.44m
5:26PM1.37m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.16m
10:30PM-0.05m
10:52AM0.17m
11:08PM-0.03m
11:32AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
18
18
17
17
17
19
21
21
19
18
18
18
18
21
22
21
19
19
Feels °C
21
20
19
18
18
17
19
18
20
20
21
21
19
20
19
19
22
21
22
21
21
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