Thicklip surf break

Thicklip surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 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
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thicklip today?

The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 4PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (03 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (03 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313121212121211111111111110101013121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6045695524944244113412822782322682501761721191199084679479184172150
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
SSE
0
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
3:55PM
1.53
4:04AM
1.61
4:29PM
1.52
4:37AM
1.58
5:02PM
1.48
5:09AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
0.01
9:46PM
0.11
10:09AM
0.00
10:18PM
0.12
10:40AM
0.03
10:49PM
0.16
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58
Sunset--7:28-------7:28-------7:27-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161717161616161516171717161616161717181817171717
Feels °C (?)151514141616161515151415151517171615161818181919
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