Thicklip surf break

Thicklip surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thicklip today?

The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 1AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
871
675
551
482
407
357
284
257
175
175
172
167
99
96
69
69
55
67
33
31
31
19
19
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
SW
10
NNW
0
W
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
W
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
20
SW
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:59PM1.17m
9:54AM1.12m
10:24PM1.18m
11:20AM1.15m
11:37PM1.24m
12:25PM1.23m
Low Tide
2:28PM0.46m
3:30AM0.42m
4:07PM0.50m
5:01AM0.38m
5:28PM0.47m
6:06AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:18
7:18
7:18
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6:42
6:40
6:40
6:39
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
17
19
18
18
17
19
18
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
17
14
16
16
17
17
17
19
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
19
16
15
17
16
18
16
16
16
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
Energy kJ
471
871
675
551
482
407
357
284
257
175
175
172
167
99
96
69
69
55
67
33
31
31
19
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.3
SW
3
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
196
1
6
6
6
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
8
Energy kJ
1
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
5
3
2
2
4
1
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
146
0
19
0
0
0
146
1111
146
0
1175
0
0
0
0
1319
116
1
116
19
116
116
146
1329
Best forecast wave conditions in Swakopmund
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Namibia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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