Thicklip surf break

Thicklip surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thicklip today?

The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 12AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)171313131614141414141413101012101212121212121216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15129033170112481092107796512361184404846296328580240440433343343314314361358
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:46PM
1.43
6:08AM
1.38
6:39PM
1.33
7:08AM
1.26
7:42PM
1.23
8:24AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:41PM
0.19
12:07PM
0.21
12:37AM
0.29
1:07PM
0.35
1:52AM
0.38
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----7:16-------7:16-------7:16--
Sunset6:45-------6:44-------6:43-------
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)
------------------------
Temp. °C171615151414161616151514141416161616161516161717
Feels °C (?)141312131213151211111212141415151516161416151615
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