Factory Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.4° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 3PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
1
3
3
0
0
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
9
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
815
621
461
510
449
392
326
319
262
256
393
266
305
529
209
218
451
495
374
230
367
367
361
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
W
15
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
20
SE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
11:41AM1.11m
00:18AM1.14m
12:48PM1.22m
1:20AM1.25m
1:39PM1.35m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.41m
6:02PM0.38m
6:30AM0.33m
7:04PM0.26m
7:24AM0.25m
7:52PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:55
6:55
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
17
17
16
14
13
15
14
14
18
16
17
17
14
Feels °C
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
12
11
14
14
12
11
10
13
12
13
15
13
13
15
12
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