Thicklip surf break

Thicklip surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 28 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Thicklip today?

The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 10PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
0.6
WSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)10161717151515151014111313131312121288811119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47677175109181116104216218303120242235273214416403155137116101268126
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
15
S
15
SSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48PM
1.23
1:06AM
1.32
1:39PM
1.34
1:50AM
1.43
2:20PM
1.42
2:29AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
0.37
7:23AM
0.23
7:39PM
0.29
8:03AM
0.14
8:16PM
0.22
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09
Sunset--7:05-------7:04-------7:02-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020192018171718181818181717171819191818181817
Feels °C (?)201917181918171718161517171617171716161818161717
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