Thicklip surf break

Thicklip surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 21 Feb 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
19.7° 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: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111111111111111310121111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2032001641271251231217675753029406911514910710311010265646363
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48AM
1.52
6:19PM
1.40
6:29AM
1.43
7:04PM
1.30
7:17AM
1.31
8:00PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
0.18
11:55AM
0.09
12:07AM
0.25
12:37PM
0.18
12:52AM
0.34
1:27PM
0.29
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---6:52-------6:54-------6:54----
Sunset------7:37-------7:36-------7:35-
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171617171818181818171717181818181818181818191918
Feels °C (?)161516171716151616161717171717161818182017181818
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