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Lockjoint surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 CATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Lockjoint today?
The current surf forecast for Lockjoint at 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lockjoint. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | |
277 | 273 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 241 | 167 | 131 | 127 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 66 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 38 | 97 | 96 | 137 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:38PM1.46m | 6:06AM1.38m | 6:32PM1.39m | 7:07AM1.29m | 7:32PM1.32m | 8:15AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM0.16m | 12:02PM0.22m | 00:40AM0.24m | 1:02PM0.34m | 1:50AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — |
 | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
 kJ | 277 | 273 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 241 | 167 | 131 | 127 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 66 | 48 | 47 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 17 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | 39 | 39 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 37 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 96 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | W 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 18 | — | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 38 | 97 | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 25 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 13 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1166 | 117 | 1078 | 116 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 1166 | 1135 | 117 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 1318 | 146 | 117 | 0 | 117 | 116 | 0 | 117 | 146 |
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