Thicklip surf break

Thicklip surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 21 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
19.8° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thicklip today?

The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 1AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (22 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)10101010101010999910101211101010111111111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)286286250250220184181173128148115216212264237216157216220187163163140164
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17PM
1.52
5:28AM
1.52
5:59PM
1.43
6:13AM
1.41
6:47PM
1.31
7:07AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
0.13
11:32AM
0.06
11:50PM
0.21
12:17PM
0.18
12:38AM
0.31
1:11PM
0.32
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-----7:05-------7:05-------7:05--
Sunset7:12-------7:10-------7:09-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181716161616171818171717161617171817171717171818
Feels °C (?)161616161617161615151818161717151618171718181818
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