Thicklip surf break

Thicklip surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 25 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Thicklip today?

The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 2PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

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


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Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.8
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
SSW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121211111111111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)253249249245234212172116114169140128123123123979796787256555336
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
NW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
5
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19AM
1.14
9:08PM
1.10
9:58AM
1.08
10:47PM
1.11
11:38AM
1.12
12:09AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
0.45
3:26AM
0.49
4:22PM
0.50
5:19AM
0.45
5:55PM
0.45
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise-7:07-------7:07-------7:07------
Sunset----7:07-------7:07-------7:06---
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------------21
Temp. °C181819202018181818182019191818191818201919201919
Feels °C (?)181819201919191919182019181818211819201716192018
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