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Tiger Reef Surf Forecast
/ Swakopmund (15 surf breaks) /
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Tiger Reef surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 CATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tiger Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tiger Reef sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tiger Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Tiger Reef at 5PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tiger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
96 | 69 | 69 | 55 | 67 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 33 | 47 | 57 | 84 | 132 | 227 | 423 | 399 | 855 | 784 | 640 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:20AM1.15m | 11:37PM1.24m | 12:25PM1.23m | 00:34AM1.31m | 1:14PM1.31m | 1:20AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.47m | 6:06AM0.31m | 6:26PM0.41m | 6:54AM0.24m | 7:10PM0.35m | 7:33AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — |
 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | 6:38 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 96 | 69 | 69 | 55 | 67 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 47 | 57 | 84 | 46 | 46 | 423 | 399 | 855 | 784 | 640 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 16 | 34 | 33 | 49 | — | — | 46 | 164 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 14 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 18 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 132 | 227 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1327 | 1317 | 118 | 117 | 0 | 17 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 1165 | 1327 | 1471 | 118 | 1165 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 1910 | 1326 | 1165 | 1165 | 147 | 147 | 0 |
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