Vineta Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 May 2026 CAT
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Vineta Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vineta Point sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vineta Point today?

The current surf forecast for Vineta Point at 3AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (09 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (09 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Vineta Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
597
848
838
786
619
602
594
501
487
379
368
362
368
373
313
309
304
304
304
424
677
700
734
778
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
NW
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
10
ESE
5
SSE
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
25
SSW
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:14PM1.09m
8:56AM1.00m
9:23PM1.10m
10:14AM1.04m
10:31PM1.15m
11:21AM1.13m
Low Tide
2:41AM0.53m
2:59PM0.57m
4:02AM0.50m
4:19PM0.55m
5:05AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
6:30
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
15
14
11
11
13
12
13
13
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
Energy kJ
597
848
838
786
619
602
594
501
487
379
368
362
368
373
313
309
304
304
304
424
677
700
734
778
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
23
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
115
93
72
54
51
41
27
26
26
23
11
11
10
6
5
3
11
11
10
18
18
18
18
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
13
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
114
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
4
8
7
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
1167
0
1
0
2
0
116
1376
116
116
0
0
0
0
0
145
145
1532
116
116
116
115
145
1773
Best forecast wave conditions in Swakopmund
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Namibia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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