Thicklip surf break

Thicklip surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 27 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
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thicklip today?

The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 12PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (27 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111111101010101016171715151515101411111313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9796949292718737494847747175109181116104184218297341205199
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:38AM
1.12
12:09AM
1.20
12:48PM
1.23
1:06AM
1.32
1:39PM
1.34
1:50AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:19AM
0.45
5:55PM
0.45
6:33AM
0.34
6:54PM
0.37
7:23AM
0.23
7:39PM
0.29
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise-7:07-------7:07-------7:07------
Sunset----7:06-------7:05-------7:04---
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--12----------1---------
Temp. °C191920191819201919182019191919181717181919181717
Feels °C (?)191920191618191820182018171819181717181817171717
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