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Thicklip surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
17.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Thicklip today?

The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 8PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)9999910101010111111111111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)211183183188220290309370420453479488389375326326319282277240200167139136
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononglasscross-
on		onglasscross-
on		cross-
on		ononglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41PM
1.33
4:00AM
1.43
4:16PM
1.37
4:32AM
1.48
4:50PM
1.39
5:04AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:29AM
0.23
9:38PM
0.18
10:03AM
0.18
10:10PM
0.17
10:36AM
0.16
10:42PM
0.18
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:33-------6:33
Sunset--7:52-------7:52-------7:51-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161717171616161617171717171616161718181817171717
Feels °C (?)151515171616171616151517161615151516161917161617
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