Cape Cross surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 31 Oct 2025 CAT
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Cape Cross surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Cross sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cape Cross today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Cross at 5PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (31 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (31 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
!
!
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
S
1.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)14141413131312121212128888141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)182317721515102789172367866957835529822625930030553071188016191521712689808551
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:11AM
1.12
11:57PM
1.14
12:04PM
1.23
12:46AM
1.27
12:51PM
1.34
1:30AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:39PM
0.35
5:57AM
0.41
6:25PM
0.22
6:44AM
0.32
7:07PM
0.10
7:27AM
0.22
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:18-------6:18
Sunset--7:14-------7:15-------7:15-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151514131313121314151514131212121515141413131313
Feels °C (?)1211991111101010101010111011111312111211111111
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