Thicklip surf break

Thicklip surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 06 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 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thicklip today?

The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 4PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)12111111121111111110101010111110810101010111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)172153147150164155145172194184177173127134110226160204235245239292273288
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SSE
10
W
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
5
S
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
0
SE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:33PM
1.41
5:40AM
1.42
6:04PM
1.31
6:11AM
1.30
6:36PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:11AM
0.09
11:21PM
0.22
11:42AM
0.18
11:52PM
0.30
12:14PM
0.28
12:26AM
0.39
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise-6:58-------7:00-------7:00------
Sunset----7:25-------7:24-------7:23---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171719191919191918181918181818171716171818171819
Feels °C (?)181819171617191817181816151718171716171717181920
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