Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 08 Mar 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 12PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (08 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (08 Mar)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
1
3
1
2
1
0
0
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2
S
2
S
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)99991010111111111111121212121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3784905666597841175138713879519871146116711021036937937921814634541541541541476
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
30
SE
25
E
25
ENE
20
NNE
10
WSW
25
SW
25
S
10
NNE
10
SSE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37PM
1.14
6:46AM
1.11
7:14PM
1.04
7:28AM
1.00
8:06PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:16PM
0.27
12:29AM
0.38
12:52PM
0.38
1:10AM
0.47
1:38PM
0.48
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
Sunrise-7:03-------7:03-------7:03------
Sunset----7:25-------7:24-------7:23---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161619212019202019192325232325313130313329282723
Feels °C (?)161618191817181919192323212020282728303026282724
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