Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 6PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 349 | 298 | 256 | 256 | 319 | 447 | 543 | 924 | 1020 | 1267 | 1366 | 1109 | 992 | 978 | 852 | 722 | 711 | 651 | 577 | 560 | 543 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:15PM1.52m | 4:43AM1.44m | 4:50PM1.45m | 5:17AM1.36m | 5:24PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM0.11m | 10:21PM0.00m | 10:32AM0.14m | 10:54PM0.06m | 11:06AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 349 | 212 | 256 | 256 | 319 | 342 | 326 | 924 | 1020 | 1267 | 1366 | 1109 | 992 | 978 | 852 | 722 | 711 | 651 | 577 | 560 | 543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 194 | 298 | 213 | 205 | 147 | 447 | 543 | 313 | 273 | 284 | 244 | 194 | 190 | 151 | 148 | 110 | 113 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 35 | 79 | 113 | 287 | 123 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1592 | 471 | 117 | 133 | 117 | 1235 | 1193 | 1225 | 1279 | 1279 | 1350 | 115 | 1370 | 1162 | 0 | 0 | 1582 | 1561 | 30 | 0 |
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