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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
15.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Factory Point today?
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 9PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
377 | 431 | 530 | 573 | 545 | 461 | 458 | 384 | 314 | 246 | 235 | 240 | 199 | 194 | 158 | 147 | 186 | 227 | 314 | 379 | 370 | 330 | 581 | 574 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:32PM1.32m | 7:08AM1.22m | 7:31PM1.25m | 8:17AM1.15m | 8:36PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.22m | 00:42AM0.22m | 1:05PM0.33m | 1:52AM0.28m | 2:15PM0.42m | 3:08AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
— | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
377 | 321 | 530 | 573 | 545 | 461 | 458 | 384 | 314 | 246 | 235 | 240 | 199 | 194 | 158 | 147 | 144 | 227 | 314 | 48 | 74 | 64 | 581 | 574 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
331 | 15 | 252 | 212 | 209 | 172 | 172 | 169 | 112 | 103 | 99 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 186 | 64 | 56 | 379 | 370 | 330 | 66 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 8 | — |
— | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 26 | 39 | 37 | 59 | 54 | 49 | 134 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 46 | 21 | 101 | 19 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 431 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 1279 | 1249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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