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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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Factory Point today?
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
560 | 480 | 480 | 659 | 932 | 537 | 511 | 463 | 511 | 1177 | 1321 | 1460 | 1508 | 1508 | 1319 | 1274 | 1252 | 1186 | 1094 | 437 | 1068 | 1008 | 769 | 1068 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:08PM1.22m | 5:23AM1.16m | 5:44PM1.16m | 6:02AM1.08m | 6:25PM1.11m | 6:48AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.23m | 11:06PM0.28m | 11:19AM0.29m | 11:45PM0.34m | 11:58AM0.37m | 00:30AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
— | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
560 | 480 | 480 | 659 | 932 | 537 | 511 | 463 | 511 | 1177 | 1321 | 54 | 1508 | 1508 | 108 | 1274 | 1252 | 163 | 224 | 437 | 1068 | 1008 | 769 | 1068 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 11 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
269 | 82 | 110 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 38 | 60 | 8 | 60 | 59 | 50 | 111 | 6 | 94 | 163 | 42 | 66 | 160 | 253 | 411 | 615 | 326 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NW 12 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | W 11 | W 11 | S 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
83 | 6 | 51 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 301 | 297 | 289 | 277 | 176 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 8 | — | — |
43 | 251 | 46 | 53 | 52 | 45 | 65 | 106 | 143 | — | — | 1460 | — | — | 1319 | — | — | 1186 | 1094 | 247 | — | 563 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1442 | 1279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1304 | 1288 | 1278 | 1195 | 1279 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1249 | 1736 | 1249 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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