Beach forecast for Swakopmund
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+2) · Erongo, Namibia Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+2- Swimming
- Use care · 3.0 ft
- Water
- 61 °F · cold
- Max UV
- 13 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 11:05 am and 11:24 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a fair beach day in Swakopmund (5/10). The best hours are from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm: sunshine, pleasant temperatures, little wind and low tide at 11:05 am, though with some waves and very high UV. The best day this week is Tuesday, November 3, at 8/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 5Fair beach day | 10:00 am–1:00 pm | Use care · 3.0 ft | 61 °F | 13 |
| Fri 30 | 4Poor beach day | 10:00 am–1:00 pm4:00–7:00 pm | Use care · 3.3 ft | 62 °F | 10 |
| Sat 31 | 6Fair beach day | 11:00 am–4:00 pm | Use care · 3.5 ft | 64 °F | 10 |
| Sun 1 | 6Fair beach day | 11:00 am–1:00 pm | Use care · 3.9 ft | 65 °F | 10 |
| Mon 2 | 6Fair beach day | 2:00–7:00 pm11:00 am–1:00 pm | Use care · 4.5 ft | 66 °F | 11 |
| Tue 3 | 8Good beach day | 2:00–7:00 pm11:00 am–1:00 pm | Use care · 3.9 ft | 67 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 7Good beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm | Use care · 3.1 ft | 67 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Sunny
- Feels like 77 °F: pleasant
- Onshore breeze (11 mph)
- Low tide at 11:05 am: more sand
- Swim with care: 3.0 ft waves every 7 s; moderate rip current risk
- UV 12 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 3.0 ft
3.0 ft waves every 7 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 61 °F
Cold: ease in slowly.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 13 · SPF 50
Max UV 13 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 11:00 am–3:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 13 mph
Moderate onshore wind (13 mph).
- Tide & sand 11:05 am
Low tide at 11:05 am and 11:24 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 5:10 am and 5:29 pm.
The best window, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, brings sunshine, pleasant temperatures, little wind and low tide at 11:05 am, though with some waves and very high UV.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 0 | Partly cloudy | 57 °F | 9 mph | 3.1 ft | 0 |
| 8:00 am | 0 | Partly cloudy | 60 °F | 9 mph | 3.0 ft | 1 |
| 9:00 am | 1 | Mainly clear | 64 °F | 9 mph | 3.0 ft | 3 |
| 10:00 am | 5 | Clear sky | 70 °F | 10 mph | 3.0 ft | 7 |
| 11:00 am | 5 | Clear sky | 75 °F | 11 mph | 3.0 ft | 10 |
| 12:00 pm | 5 | Clear sky | 77 °F | 11 mph | 3.0 ft | 12 |
| 1:00 pm | 4 | Clear sky | 78 °F | 12 mph | 2.9 ft | 13 |
| 2:00 pm | 4 | Clear sky | 77 °F | 13 mph | 2.9 ft | 11 |
| 3:00 pm | 4 | Clear sky | 75 °F | 13 mph | 2.9 ft | 7 |
| 4:00 pm | 4 | Clear sky | 73 °F | 12 mph | 2.9 ft | 4 |
| 5:00 pm | 3 | Clear sky | 69 °F | 10 mph | 2.9 ft | 2 |
| 6:00 pm | 3 | Clear sky | 68 °F | 9 mph | 3.0 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Swakopmund
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- Mole 0.5 mi · NW
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Nordstrand 1.5 mi · N
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Vogelstrand 2.6 mi · N
- Parking
- Pebble Beach 3.2 mi · N
- Parking
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 3 of 3, warmth 2.3 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 0 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus waves 1 and UV 0.5; short window: the rating keeps 95%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Swakopmund
Is it a beach day in Swakopmund today?
A fair beach day: 5/10. Best from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, with sunshine, pleasant temperatures, little wind and low tide at 11:05 am, though with some waves and very high UV.
What are the swimming conditions in Swakopmund today?
3.0 ft waves every 7 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Swakopmund?
About 61 °F today: cold. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Swakopmund today?
UV reaches 13 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.
When is low tide in Swakopmund?
Today low tide is at 11:05 am and 11:24 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 5:10 am and 5:29 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Swakopmund?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a poor beach day (4/10), best from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
What beaches are near Swakopmund?
Mole (0.5 mi), Nordstrand (1.5 mi), Vogelstrand (2.6 mi) and Pebble Beach (3.2 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Swakopmund today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Walvis Bay (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data