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Main Break surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 CAT
How big are the waves at Main Break today?
The current surf forecast for Main Break at 9PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Break. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 503 | 273 | 668 | 846 | 815 | 363 | 422 | 484 | 1379 | 1400 | 1290 | 1269 | 1155 | 1012 | 866 | 807 | 711 | 711 | 606 | 595 | 506 | 468 | 392 | 392 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:18AM 1.20 | 1:33PM 1.28 | 2:02AM 1.29 | 2:12PM 1.37 | 2:39AM 1.35 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:04PM 0.29 | 7:22AM 0.31 | 7:48PM 0.20 | 8:01AM 0.25 | 8:23PM 0.13 | 8:34AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Swakopmund
Continuing clean conditions at Main Break (light winds from the SW at Swakopmund 117 km from Main Break). 1.7m 8s swell from the SSW with a 1.2m 8s swell, also from the SSW and a 0.6m 11s groundswell, also from the SW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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