Tiger Reef surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 4PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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 Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
357
284
257
205
175
172
132
99
96
94
69
68
54
33
31
31
19
19
18
31
33
56
67
79
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
W
5
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
15
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:54AM1.12m
10:24PM1.18m
11:20AM1.15m
11:37PM1.24m
12:25PM1.23m
00:34AM1.31m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.50m
5:01AM0.38m
5:28PM0.47m
6:06AM0.31m
6:26PM0.41m
6:54AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:18
7:18
7:18
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6:40
6:40
6:39
6:38
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
17
19
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
19
16
16
18
18
19
17
17
16
13
12
13
15
14
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
Energy kJ
357
284
257
205
175
172
132
99
96
94
69
68
54
33
31
31
19
19
18
16
16
56
67
79
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
10
10
24
16
33
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
6
11
21
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SW
6
Energy kJ
1
5
31
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
1164
1077
1165
0
1173
1273
1119
0
147
147
118
0
0
17
118
17
147
147
1327
118
147
147
118
147
Best forecast wave conditions in Swakopmund
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Namibia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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