Cape Cross surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 Aug 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
13.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Cape Cross today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Cross at 3PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

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Friday
01
Saturday
02
Sunday
03
Monday
04
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)151414141414141515151414141413131313121212121515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3870416042744155387839703842358034843092264323992086175415721367115111061003811717831854760
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
ESE
5
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
0
SE
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
NW
10
NW
5
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
0
NE
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:41AM
1.01
8:47PM
1.01
9:46AM
0.96
10:00PM
0.95
11:09AM
0.95
11:28PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:35PM
0.53
3:16AM
0.46
3:51PM
0.57
4:33AM
0.49
5:18PM
0.55
5:50AM
0.46
Friday
01
Saturday
02
Sunday
03
Monday
04
Sunrise-------7:35-------7:35-------7:35
Sunset--6:44-------6:45-------6:45-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C142117162222232525292620212118161617161515131414
Feels °C (?)111813131917192321242118171716131513131313121414
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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 118 km from Cape Cross). A 3.0m groundswell from the SSW is too big for here

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