Sumbe Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.23° S 13.83° E

Sumbe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sumbe sea temperature is
17.6°C
3.6° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sumbe at 4PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
93
93
93
91
91
90
88
63
61
60
59
58
119
117
112
92
120
118
154
147
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
5
SSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
E
5
E
10
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:26AM0.94m
00:21AM0.88m
12:38PM0.99m
1:22AM0.96m
1:29PM1.07m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.46m
6:07AM0.50m
7:03PM0.39m
7:13AM0.45m
7:52PM0.31m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
19
18
18
18
18
20
22
21
19
19
19
18
18
21
22
21
19
19
Feels °C
22
20
21
19
18
18
19
20
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
20
22
21
22
21
21
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