Beach
both
Level 5/10
Sumbe
Sumbe, Angola
👥Crowded
Sumbe is a coastal town in Angola with a fun, punchy beach break that works on SW swells. The waves are hollow and fast, offering good barrels on smaller days and fun walls on bigger swells. The town itself has seen better days but offers a glimpse into colonial-era Angola.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
0.8m
SW(228°)
Score: 8/25
Period
9s
Short period / windswell
Score: 8/25
Wind
12km/h
SW(234°)
Score: 5/25
Weather
26°C
0.0mm65%
Windswell Component
0.2mWSW@1s
Secondary Swell
0.1mW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 5 km/h SW|PM: 15 km/h W
5 km/h vs 15 km/h afternoon
Low tide at 8am (-0.6m)
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
2:12 am
High tide - 0.42m
8:12 am
Low tide - -0.61m
2:33 pm
High tide - 0.62m
8:51 pm
Low tide - -0.57m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
38
PoorComponents
Swell Direction23/25
Swell Size8/25
Swell Period8/25
Wind5/25
Raw Score44/100
Adjustments
📉 Undersized Swell-6
Adjusted Score38/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score38
Location & Conditions
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Spot Details
Swell Requirements
- Optimal direction
- SW (225°)
- Direction range
- 200° - 270°
- Size range
- 0.8m - 2.5m
- Ideal size
- 2.0m
- Height multiplier
- 0.97×
- Ideal period
- 12s+
Wind Requirements
- Optimal direction
- NE (45°)
- Offshore range
- 20° - 90°
Tide Requirements
- Optimal tide
- low to mid
- Optimal range
- 0.3m - 2m
Water temp
24°C
Wetsuit
Boardshorts / Rashguard
Difficulty
5/10
Crowd level
3/10
Access: Beach break with hollow fast fun waves. Remote location.
Best Season
Peak: Apr-Sep
Secondary: Mar, Oct
SW swell season. Beach break with hollow fast fun waves.
Getting There
Airport
LADDrive time
210 minData quality
verified