Skeleton Bay surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 CAT
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Skeleton Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Skeleton Bay sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Skeleton Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Skeleton Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)--
Afternoon (21 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (21 Mar)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
0.7
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
1.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)8131215129999119910109101112111118171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)014057215700004230000038227021521921931119302487
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:02PM
1.48
5:13AM
1.52
5:43PM
1.39
5:57AM
1.41
6:29PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
-0.02
10:57PM
0.12
11:24AM
0.06
11:38PM
0.20
12:08PM
0.18
12:26AM
0.31
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-7:03-------7:03-------7:05------
Sunset----7:09-------7:08-------7:07---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171821222117171616161921201717181617202220171818
Feels °C (?)121417181613141314151718151414161316182017151617
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