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Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia
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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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Factory Point today?
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 5AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
359 | 412 | 633 | 451 | 489 | 540 | 551 | 489 | 521 | 492 | 577 | 560 | 480 | 480 | 591 | 649 | 537 | 511 | 409 | 511 | 1277 | 1361 | 655 | 644 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:14AM1.28m | 4:35PM1.28m | 4:48AM1.22m | 5:08PM1.22m | 5:23AM1.16m | 5:44PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.17m | 10:31PM0.23m | 10:45AM0.23m | 11:06PM0.28m | 11:19AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
359 | 412 | 633 | 451 | 435 | 540 | 417 | 394 | 394 | 340 | 577 | 560 | 480 | 480 | 591 | 649 | 537 | 511 | 409 | 511 | 8 | 60 | 655 | 644 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | W 11 | SSW 13 | SW 18 |
66 | 50 | 381 | 376 | 489 | 509 | 551 | 489 | 521 | 492 | 231 | 231 | 82 | 90 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 60 | 15 | 2 | 54 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 17 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 12 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 20 | S 12 |
209 | 281 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 91 | 89 | 60 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 6 | 51 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 40 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
— | — | — | 35 | 33 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | 251 | 61 | 74 | 67 | 71 | 121 | 126 | 175 | 1277 | 1361 | 247 | 316 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1441 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1442 | 1442 | 1279 | 0 | 0 | 1249 | 1162 | 1279 | 1279 | 1614 | 1589 | 1408 |
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