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Thicklip surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 07 Dec 2025 CATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Thicklip today?
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 2AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 136 | 196 | 184 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 178 | 292 | 244 | 240 | 236 | 197 | 197 | 193 | 190 | 183 | 150 | 177 | 205 | 202 | 198 | 194 | 187 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | glass | glass | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:25PM 1.43 | 5:48AM 1.46 | 6:19PM 1.34 | 6:39AM 1.39 | 7:16PM 1.25 | 7:33AM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:20PM 0.17 | 11:54AM 0.17 | 12:10AM 0.27 | 12:51PM 0.24 | 1:05AM 0.38 | 1:54PM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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