Tiger Reef surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
343
355
421
355
471
871
675
551
482
407
357
284
257
175
175
172
132
99
96
69
69
68
67
46
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
W
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
0
W
5
NNW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:24AM1.15m
8:59PM1.17m
9:54AM1.12m
10:24PM1.18m
11:20AM1.15m
11:37PM1.24m
Low Tide
2:28PM0.46m
3:30AM0.42m
4:07PM0.50m
5:01AM0.38m
5:28PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
7:18
7:18
7:18
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6:42
6:40
6:40
6:39
Temp °C
15
15
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
17
19
18
18
18
19
18
17
17
18
18
15
15
17
15
14
16
17
17
17
17
18
16
17
18
19
18
18
18
19
15
16
17
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
343
355
421
355
471
871
675
551
482
407
357
284
257
175
175
172
132
99
96
69
69
68
67
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
11
Energy kJ
163
216
271
353
220
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
5
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
147
147
0
0
0
0
147
147
147
147
0
0
0
117
0
147
1317
118
118
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Swakopmund
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Namibia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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