Main Break surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 CAT
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Main Break surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Main Break sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Main Break today?

The current surf forecast for Main Break at 2AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (21 Mar)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (21 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
2
4
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
2
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)14141413131399101010101010101099999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12779889477246135305769591021979860898979898712540528589517506627641688688
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
1.49
4:48AM
1.51
5:18PM
1.44
5:28AM
1.44
6:00PM
1.35
6:14AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:32PM
0.10
10:55AM
-0.01
11:10PM
0.14
11:34AM
0.06
11:52PM
0.20
12:19PM
0.18
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----7:07-------7:07-------7:07--
Sunset7:15-------7:14-------7:13-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211818171717192019171717161619191918171717171920
Feels °C (?)181617161616181816151617151517171616161617161718
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