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Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 14 Mar 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 1.0°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 8PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (14 Mar)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (14 Mar)6ft (1.8m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
4
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)161515141414131313131212121211111111111010101013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13841279130812901171801755755609451367361272268174171168142140132124122139195
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
SE
10
S
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
SSE
5
E
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononglassglassglasscross-
on		glassoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05PM
1.04
1:23AM
1.15
1:45PM
1.16
1:57AM
1.27
2:20PM
1.27
2:29AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:05PM
0.40
7:32AM
0.33
7:42PM
0.31
8:06AM
0.22
8:16PM
0.23
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise-------7:05-------7:05-------7:05
Sunset--7:21-------7:20-------7:19-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323222321202021222220222220202423222121212020
Feels °C (?)242323232421192021222222242421222522212121222122
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