Thicklip surf break

Thicklip surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 CAT
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Thicklip surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thicklip sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is 3.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 1km away, Amazing Live stream from Swakopmund Jetty in Namibia


How big are the waves at Thicklip today?

The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 6PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1313121212101313121212111111111110101010109912
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41145938929830921747346640939638936929825822421617316716313690717052
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
W
20
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:23PM
1.14
8:29AM
1.20
9:22PM
1.08
9:28AM
1.10
10:32PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
0.34
2:07AM
0.51
2:54PM
0.41
3:11AM
0.57
3:58PM
0.46
4:28AM
0.59
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:26
Sunset--7:51-------7:52-------7:52-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181918181717171718181818171717181818181817171818
Feels °C (?)181816181817191818181618171818201917181918192020
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