Tiger Reef surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 20 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
17.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tiger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Tiger Reef at 6AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111110101010101010101010101010101012121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39637529228628621624423119616013911313311714412011511312973164167167164
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
on
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:32AM
1.48
4:50PM
1.39
5:04AM
1.50
5:26PM
1.38
5:38AM
1.49
6:03PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10PM
0.17
10:36AM
0.16
10:42PM
0.18
11:10AM
0.15
11:15PM
0.21
11:45AM
0.15
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---6:33-------6:33-------6:33----
Sunset------7:51-------7:51-------7:51-
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616161818181817171717181819181818181818191918
Feels °C (?)151516141616161917171717171719191918192018181819
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