- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Guns Surf Forecast
/ Swakopmund (15 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Guns surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 16 May 2026 CATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Guns surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Guns sea temperature is
14.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Guns today?
The current surf forecast for Guns at 7AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Guns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | |
811 | 805 | 856 | 752 | 731 | 877 | 651 | 623 | 560 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 509 | 532 | 703 | 680 | 597 | 635 | 617 | 617 | 617 | 626 | 626 | 681 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:31AM1.62m | 3:07PM1.64m | 3:18AM1.64m | 3:52PM1.65m | 4:07AM1.61m | 4:39PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39AM0.08m | 9:02PM0.22m | 9:23AM0.08m | 9:47PM0.21m | 10:07AM0.12m | 10:34PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
21 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
 kJ | 778 | 742 | 579 | 556 | 492 | 877 | 651 | 435 | 375 | 307 | 265 | 517 | 509 | 532 | 703 | 680 | 589 | 579 | 617 | 239 | 275 | 626 | 320 | 371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 11 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 811 | 805 | 856 | 752 | 731 | 184 | 308 | 623 | 560 | 517 | 517 | 193 | 193 | 209 | 606 | 623 | 597 | 635 | 228 | 617 | 617 | 58 | 626 | 681 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 | NW 12 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 112 | 191 | 6 | 45 | 236 | 276 | 222 | 276 | 268 | 268 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 98 | 97 | 65 | 2 | 56 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 508 | 492 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 203 | — | — | — | 211 | — | — | — | 281 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1061 | 163 | 133 | 0 | 133 | 163 | 0 | 133 | 163 | 1449 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 0 | 133 | 163 | 163 | 133 | 133 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Swakopmund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Guns surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest