Tiger Reef surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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
15.2° 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 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

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 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
551
482
407
357
284
257
175
175
172
167
99
96
94
69
55
67
33
31
31
19
19
117
32
43
Wind (km/h)
0
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
SW
5
S
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:54AM1.12m
10:24PM1.18m
11:20AM1.15m
11:37PM1.24m
12:25PM1.23m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.42m
4:07PM0.50m
5:01AM0.38m
5:28PM0.47m
6:06AM0.31m
6:26PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
17
18
17
18
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
16
15
18
17
18
16
16
15
13
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
Energy kJ
551
482
407
357
284
257
175
175
172
167
99
96
94
69
55
67
33
31
31
19
19
10
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
1
6
6
6
6
10
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
6
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
117
32
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
2
2
1
2
1
3
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
117
117
1077
1165
0
1173
0
117
0
117
1317
1317
118
0
147
147
117
147
1327
1327
1327
147
Best forecast wave conditions in Swakopmund
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Namibia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
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