Swakopmund, Namibia

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Palm Beach in Swakopmund — Lockjoint. Photo: Suzeen Simon, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

About Swakopmund

Swakopmund is a town in Erongo Region, Namibia. From Swakopmund you can reach 12 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Lockjoint, a surf spot 1 km from the centre. Overture lists 80 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is WVB, 36 km away.

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Staying in Swakopmund

80 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: WVB, 36 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Swakopmund. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Swakopmund each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Swakopmund too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Lockjoint1 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft377 kJ

5 ft279 kJ

4 ft124 kJ

3 ft57 kJ

5 ft208 kJ

4 ft156 kJ

4 ft151 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lockjoint, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, poor	5 ft10 smushy	377kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 18 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	5 ft8 smushy	279kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	4 ft7 smushy	124kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	3 ft6 smushy	57kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 smushy	208kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	4 ft7 smushy	156kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	151kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	15°C

Tiger Reef1.8 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft377 kJ

5 ft279 kJ

4 ft124 kJ

3 ft57 kJ

5 ft208 kJ

4 ft156 kJ

4 ft151 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tiger Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, poor	5 ft10 smushy	377kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 18 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	5 ft8 smushy	279kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	4 ft7 smushy	124kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	3 ft6 smushy	57kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 smushy	208kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	4 ft7 smushy	156kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	151kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	15°C

Pebbles5 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft409 kJ

6 ft336 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

5 ft235 kJ

5 ft180 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pebbles, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	6 ft8 smushy	409kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	6 ft8 smushy	336kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	4 ft7 smushy	148kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	3 ft6 smushy	62kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	5 ft7 smushy	235kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 smushy	180kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	42, fair	5 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	15°C

Vineta Point3.2 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft409 kJ

6 ft336 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

5 ft235 kJ

5 ft180 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vineta Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	6 ft8 smushy	409kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	6 ft8 smushy	336kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	4 ft7 smushy	148kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	3 ft6 smushy	62kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	5 ft7 smushy	235kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 smushy	180kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	41, fair	5 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	15°C

Stink-piel3.4 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft409 kJ

6 ft336 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

5 ft235 kJ

5 ft180 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Stink-piel, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	6 ft8 smushy	409kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	6 ft8 smushy	336kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	4 ft7 smushy	148kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	3 ft6 smushy	62kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	5 ft7 smushy	235kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 smushy	180kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	41, fair	5 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	15°C

Wreck2.6 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft409 kJ

6 ft336 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

5 ft235 kJ

5 ft180 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wreck, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	6 ft8 smushy	409kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	6 ft8 smushy	336kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	4 ft7 smushy	148kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	3 ft6 smushy	62kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	5 ft7 smushy	235kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 smushy	180kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	41, fair	5 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	15°C

Wreck North2.7 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft409 kJ

6 ft336 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

5 ft235 kJ

5 ft180 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wreck North, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	6 ft8 smushy	409kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	6 ft8 smushy	336kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	4 ft7 smushy	148kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	3 ft6 smushy	62kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	5 ft7 smushy	235kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 smushy	180kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	41, fair	5 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	15°C

Thicklip1.8 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft409 kJ

6 ft336 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

5 ft235 kJ

5 ft180 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Thicklip, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	13, poor	6 ft8 smushy	409kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	6 ft8 smushy	336kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	4 ft7 smushy	148kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	28, poor	3 ft6 smushy	62kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	5 ft7 smushy	235kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 smushy	180kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	41, fair	5 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	15°C

Point5.9 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft409 kJ

6 ft336 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

5 ft235 kJ

5 ft180 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	6 ft8 smushy	409kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	6 ft8 smushy	336kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	4 ft7 smushy	148kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	3 ft6 smushy	62kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	5 ft7 smushy	235kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	5 ft7 smushy	180kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	42, fair	5 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	15°C

Last toilet10.7 kmabout 20 min by car

5 ft409 kJ

6 ft354 kJ

4 ft106 kJ

4 ft69 kJ

5 ft272 kJ

5 ft174 kJ

6 ft280 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Last toilet, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, poor	5 ft10 smushy	409kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 19 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	33, poor	6 ft8 smushy	354kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	4 ft6 smushy	106kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	4 ft5 smushy	69kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	5 ft7 smushy	272kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	5 ft7 smushy	174kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	35, poor	6 ft7 smushy	280kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	15°C

Guns18.7 kmabout 35 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

7 ft500 kJ

6 ft354 kJ

4 ft106 kJ

4 ft69 kJ

5 ft268 kJ

5 ft174 kJ

6 ft280 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Guns, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, poor	7 ft8 smushy	500kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	6 ft8 smushy	354kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	4 ft6 smushy	106kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	4 ft5 smushy	69kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	5 ft7 smushy	268kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	5 ft7 smushy	174kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	27, too small	6 ft7 smushy	280kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	15°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Swakopmund, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Swakopmund. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Mussels21 kmabout 40 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

7 ft500 kJ

6 ft354 kJ

4 ft106 kJ

4 ft69 kJ

5 ft268 kJ

5 ft174 kJ

6 ft280 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Mussels, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	23, poor	7 ft8 smushy	500kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	6 ft8 smushy	354kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	4 ft6 smushy	106kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	4 ft5 smushy	69kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	5 ft7 smushy	268kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	5 ft7 smushy	174kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	27, too small	6 ft7 smushy	280kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	19°C

Places to eat near Swakopmund

Flydining SwakopmundTheme · 0.2 km from the centre
Yokohama Sushi BarSushi · 0.2 km from the centre
Desert Creek Spur Steak RanchSteakhouse · 0.4 km from the centre
Hungry Lion SwakopmundChicken · 0.4 km from the centre
Pizza at VinetaPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
Swakopmund BrauhausGerman · 0.4 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits