Thicklip surf break

Thicklip surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 30 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Thicklip today?

The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 11PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)1212121111119111181111141015111515101014141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30930930382777637301425111440378289112110104117144147153162194
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
W
15
SW
25
SSW
5
NW
10
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
N
10
SW
10
W
15
NW
5
NW
10
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:20PM
1.42
2:29AM
1.50
2:56PM
1.48
3:03AM
1.54
3:30PM
1.51
3:36AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:16PM
0.22
8:37AM
0.08
8:49PM
0.18
9:08AM
0.04
9:20PM
0.16
9:38AM
0.04
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-----7:09-------7:09-------7:09--
Sunset7:02-------7:01-------7:00-------
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--111----1-------11-11--
Temp. °C181817171717191818181718181719202020211818192120
Feels °C (?)161716171817191715191716181820201919211817202119
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