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Thicklip surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 CATForecast 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
19.1° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Thicklip today?
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 3AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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 kJ (?) | 187 | 187 | 134 | 159 | 113 | 83 | 96 | 129 | 134 | 110 | 110 | 106 | 96 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 161 | 241 | 278 | 381 | 344 | 465 | 459 | 424 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | on | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:18PM 1.17 | 8:32AM 1.25 | 9:26PM 1.12 | 9:35AM 1.19 | 10:36PM 1.11 | 10:41AM 1.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:07AM 0.48 | 3:02PM 0.37 | 3:19AM 0.54 | 4:10PM 0.39 | 4:31AM 0.55 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
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