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Thicklip surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 13 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
17.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thicklip today?

The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 2PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (13 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (13 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)121212191818171616161615141414131313131212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)737271140128270340417620768749674647638538373362357295193184205169104
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NW
10
NW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
0
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
S
0
ESE
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
off		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:11PM
0.98
12:44AM
1.08
1:06PM
1.10
1:25AM
1.21
1:45PM
1.22
1:58AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
0.52
6:54AM
0.47
7:06PM
0.42
7:33AM
0.35
7:42PM
0.32
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise-7:01-------7:03-------7:03------
Sunset----7:19-------7:19-------7:17---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252530262423262420192121212021212020212221202220
Feels °C (?)262529242322272421202221212223212121222121212321
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