Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 CAT
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Factory Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 7AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)151514141413131318171716161616151514141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91877374211238406806696131798268835383502434244744605473440032577309527602344194417251622
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise---7:16-------7:16-------7:16----
Sunset------6:52-------6:51-------6:50-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171616161819191717161615161716151515151516171616
Feels °C (?)151415141616161516151513131412111211111213131212
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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