Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 5PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 961 | 1338 | 371 | 354 | 969 | 940 | 851 | 838 | 770 | 813 | 663 | 622 | 593 | 486 | 486 | 383 | 383 | 363 | 357 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:39AM0.99m | 9:32PM0.94m | 10:13AM1.01m | 11:06PM0.99m | 11:25AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.60m | 3:49AM0.61m | 4:52PM0.55m | 5:11AM0.56m | 5:51PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 198 | — | — | 304 | 354 | 969 | 940 | 851 | 838 | — | — | 663 | 622 | 593 | 486 | 486 | 383 | 383 | 363 | 357 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | — | — | — | 295 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 97 | 961 | 1338 | 371 | — | — | — | — | — | 770 | 813 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1364 | 1327 | 1327 | 1302 | 1166 | 146 | 146 | 1111 | 1166 | 1166 | 1327 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 1319 | 1319 | 1319 | 116 | 116 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Swakopmund | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Thicklip surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest