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Port Waikato-Sunset beach

2:54 am 4 Feb 2012

André Marques, Tabatinga

1:00 pm 11 Apr 2011

Tiger Reef ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Tiger Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Namibia – Swakopmund)

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Name: Tiger Reef
Type: beach and reef
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: WSW Offshore Wind: E

Tiger Reef in Swakopmund is an exposed beach and reef break that has inconsistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the east. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the west southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right and there are also left and right hand reef breaks on offer.. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Take care of rips, rocks, sharks,seals.

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Overall Tiger Reef Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Tiger Reef:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Lockjoint 1 mi
Second closest break Thicklip 1 mi
Third closest break Fiji 2 mi
Fourth closest break Vineta Point 2 mi
Fifth closest break Paradise 2 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Tiger Reef:

Closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 3969 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 4498 mi
Third closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 4564 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 4831 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Middle Atlantic Buoy 4846 mi

Tide stations nearest to Tiger Reef:

Closest tide station Durban, South Africa 1137 mi
Second closest tide station Fernando de Noronha, Brazil 3399 mi
Third closest tide station Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia 3410 mi
Fourth closest tide station Leith Harbor, South Georgia 3427 mi
Fifth closest tide station Recife, Brazil 3428 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Tiger Reef:

Closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 979 mi
Second closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 993 mi
Third closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 993 mi
Fourth closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 993 mi
Fifth closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 993 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Tiger Reef:

Closest city location Swakopmund (Namibia) 1 mi
Second closest city location Walvis Bay (Namibia) 19 mi
Third closest city location Arandis (Namibia) 34 mi
Fourth closest city location Hentiesbaai (Namibia) 42 mi
Fifth closest city location Usakos (Namibia) 84 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Tiger Reef is Ngiva (N'giva) Airport (NGV) in Angola, which is 639 km (397 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Tiger Reef is Xangongo Airport (XGN), also in Angola, 661 km (411 miles) away.
Tiger Reef break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Tiger Reef, Namibia - Swakopmund. Use the tab navigation above to view Tiger Reef sea temperature, Tiger Reef photographs, Tiger Reef detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Tiger Reef webcams, current wind from Namibia - Swakopmund live weather stations and Tiger Reef tide predictions. The Namibia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Namibia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Namibia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Tiger Reef.