Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 7AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
7
2
3
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)131314141414141413131313131212121212121217161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131625283137406640663954366833933246295527262643239420551881171815511396151713964555441245284193
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
SSW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08AM
1.30
6:39PM
1.26
7:10AM
1.19
7:42PM
1.17
8:26AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:44PM
0.18
12:09PM
0.21
12:41AM
0.27
1:10PM
0.34
1:55AM
0.36
2:31PM
0.44
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---7:18-------7:18-------7:18----
Sunset------6:46-------6:45-------6:45-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151514141616161515141414161717161516161618191918
Feels °C (?)121211111211111112111213141414151417161618171818
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