Main Break surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 31 Jul 2025 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
13.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Main Break today?

The current surf forecast for Main Break at 6PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (31 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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

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Thursday
31
Friday
01
Saturday
02
Sunday
03
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)181616151514141515141414141414151515141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4676671034136116521910202532433870416042744155387839703842358032622890246022292057175415721249
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SE
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
W
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
1.10
8:41AM
1.01
8:47PM
1.01
9:46AM
0.96
10:00PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:40PM
0.47
2:16AM
0.40
2:35PM
0.53
3:16AM
0.46
3:51PM
0.57
4:33AM
0.49
Thursday
31
Friday
01
Saturday
02
Sunday
03
Sunrise-------7:35-------7:35-------7:35
Sunset--6:44-------6:44-------6:44-----
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Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131212121111111416202019222223262929302223231517
Feels °C (?)106687881113161515181820232624251919201215
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Swakopmund

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Main Break (light winds from the SSW at Swakopmund 117 km from Main Break). 1.4m 5s windswell from the S with a 1.1m 16s long period groundswell from the SW and a 0.8m 11s groundswell, also from the SW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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