Lockjoint surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 CAT
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Lockjoint surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lockjoint sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lockjoint today?

The current surf forecast for Lockjoint at 9AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (16 Apr)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (16 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)181717161616161515141414141313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6071484171718251829205420281832142113821147951885767827744663363335324367361361361
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---7:15-------7:15-------7:15----
Sunset------6:47-------6:46-------6:45-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171615151516161515151515151616161616161617171716
Feels °C (?)171615141314131213121314121212131213141514141212
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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