Thicklip surf break

Thicklip surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 27 Nov 2025 CAT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Thicklip today?

The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 1AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (28 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (28 Nov)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111110101010101010996888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)108108103991451161169269655049475847531886810710777754573
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
SW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:47PM
1.07
9:06AM
1.18
10:00PM
1.12
10:12AM
1.22
11:08PM
1.20
11:15AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:26PM
0.46
2:40AM
0.54
3:39PM
0.43
3:59AM
0.53
4:45PM
0.35
5:08AM
0.47
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset7:30-------7:30-------7:30-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181715151516171718171616161616171816151515151616
Feels °C (?)151614151516151415151514161614141414151515151513
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