Tiger Reef surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 CAT
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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
20.2° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tiger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Tiger Reef at 2AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)161611111114131313121212121211111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4664116119121147290286273248244172236228155150209278185217213205202198
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:46PM
1.05
11:58AM
1.05
12:49AM
1.09
1:01PM
1.09
1:38AM
1.15
1:50PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
0.48
5:44AM
0.57
6:13PM
0.45
6:46AM
0.51
7:06PM
0.40
7:35AM
0.43
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:28-------6:28--
Sunset7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717171717181818171717171718181818181717171818
Feels °C (?)171718181917171716171717181818171617191818181716
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