Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 02 Apr 2026 CAT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 2PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
1
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
2
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131313131313131212121212888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35739040151453256963275789187898712761317946864130161947936710271180388468463
Wind
(km/h)
0
SE
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
25
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:35AM
1.45
4:01PM
1.42
4:07AM
1.42
4:31PM
1.38
4:38AM
1.36
5:01PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:39AM
0.04
9:52PM
0.16
10:09AM
0.07
10:22PM
0.18
10:38AM
0.12
10:53PM
0.21
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
Sunrise-7:11-------7:11-------7:11------
Sunset----7:02-------7:01-------7:00---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11--11------1------
Temp. °C221819202020232220202221191918181818181818171716
Feels °C (?)241719192018232320202219161716171717171615141515
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