Factory Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.6° 

Factory Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Factory Point today (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 3AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
7
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
194
153
135
130
127
125
96
96
85
91
104
131
129
147
243
358
380
512
701
897
1297
1437
1326
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
High Tide
2:51PM1.41m
3:15AM1.40m
3:39PM1.47m
4:05AM1.43m
4:25PM1.51m
4:54AM1.43m
Low Tide
8:57PM0.11m
9:16AM0.08m
9:46PM0.04m
10:03AM0.08m
10:34PM0.02m
10:48AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:37
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
11
13
14
13
11
11
13
13
13
14
16
18
16
20
25
24
26
31
29
Feels °C
8
9
10
10
8
8
10
10
8
7
8
11
10
9
10
12
13
12
16
20
18
21
28
24
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