Cape Cross surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 15 Sep 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
14.7° 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 12AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.6
S
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)16161514141414131313131313131212128111111999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1501141313471381127212537967357249038218058939358927848897528298859628139151009
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55PM
1.03
11:38AM
1.08
12:20AM
1.10
12:45PM
1.18
1:18AM
1.20
1:33PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:34PM
0.46
5:20AM
0.45
6:05PM
0.39
6:32AM
0.38
7:04PM
0.29
7:22AM
0.31
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise-----6:58-------6:58-------6:56--
Sunset6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151313121111151515131212121214151412121111111414
Feels °C (?)1311119771010999998111199108991211
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Swakopmund

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Cape Cross (calm at Swakopmund 117 km from Cape Cross). 1.4m 13s groundswell from the SSW with a 1.2m 15s groundswell from the WSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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