Thicklip surf break

Thicklip surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
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
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)151414141313131313121212121212111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3554073953082532492492452692121721721691691401281231231239797969456
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
10
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
0
ENE
5
W
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
NW
0
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:46PM
1.19
8:19AM
1.14
9:08PM
1.10
9:58AM
1.08
10:47PM
1.11
11:38AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:44AM
0.42
2:29PM
0.45
3:26AM
0.49
4:22PM
0.50
5:19AM
0.45
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----7:07-------7:07-------7:07--
Sunset7:08-------7:07-------7:07-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182122201819202020181819181920201919181919191919
Feels °C (?)171922201921212019181920192121191819192020201918
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