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Cape Cross surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 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
20.0° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cape Cross today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Cross at 6AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (17 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010131312121212121212121212111111111414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)124122139195173276267393361349349355361355343320302314263264257577569560
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29AM
1.38
2:53PM
1.38
3:01AM
1.47
3:28PM
1.45
3:35AM
1.52
4:03PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:16PM
0.23
8:38AM
0.11
8:49PM
0.16
9:10AM
0.03
9:22PM
0.12
9:43AM
-0.03
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise---7:05-------7:07-------7:07----
Sunset------7:16-------7:15-------7:15-
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202120202222201819181818222121191918181820212019
Feels °C (?)202221212222201818181818221920181919192020201918
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