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Cape Cross surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 30 Jan 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
19.5° C
 (Which is 1.0°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 2AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
!
1
2
!
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121211111111111817161615151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)890876774761680633550541459435401340334460825133514121753175321981690166717001382
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
10
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
5
W
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM
1.35
2:47PM
1.36
3:08AM
1.44
3:33PM
1.41
3:49AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01PM
0.18
8:31AM
0.15
8:49PM
0.13
9:16AM
0.07
9:30PM
0.10
9:58AM
0.02
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:45-------6:46--
Sunset7:50-------7:49-------7:49-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818181818202120191919191921212019191919192020
Feels °C (?)161816171719202019192020202021201919192018191919
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