Thicklip surf break

Thicklip surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 04 Apr 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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thicklip today?

The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)13131212121212888811111111101010101017161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)363311248236349349403131135138138332293326319308256217217241398406525856
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
1.44
5:00PM
1.39
5:09AM
1.36
5:30PM
1.31
5:41AM
1.26
6:02PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:21PM
0.18
10:37AM
0.12
10:51PM
0.22
11:07AM
0.20
11:23PM
0.29
11:39AM
0.29
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise---7:09-------7:11-------7:11----
Sunset------6:59-------6:58-------6:57-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211818181919181816171616161616161515151415151515
Feels °C (?)211819181917161715171617151413151415151515141314
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