Thicklip surf break

Thicklip surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 24 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Thicklip today?

The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 12PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)101010121514141413131313131212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16015115119941840739530825324924924523421217211611411416415059123123123
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:07AM
1.27
7:46PM
1.19
8:19AM
1.14
9:08PM
1.10
9:58AM
1.08
10:47PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:11PM
0.32
1:44AM
0.42
2:29PM
0.45
3:26AM
0.49
4:22PM
0.50
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise-7:05-------7:07-------7:07------
Sunset----7:08-------7:07-------7:07---
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11111------241-----
Temp. °C171819191819191818182020191919181819192019201918
Feels °C (?)181919181619201818202120181920192021202018202019
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