Factory Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
13.5° C
1.0° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 12AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.7
SW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
317
317
286
275
194
157
190
178
402
314
309
304
251
247
205
199
185
154
172
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
25
S
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:36PM1.40m
7:14AM1.25m
7:21PM1.30m
8:03AM1.16m
8:09PM1.19m
Low Tide
00:51AM0.15m
1:01PM0.34m
1:39AM0.24m
1:51PM0.43m
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:38
6:38
6:38
 mm
Temp °C
24
22
22
23
22
20
23
26
22
19
19
19
19
22
23
22
18
18
16
Feels °C
20
18
18
19
17
16
19
20
17
15
15
16
14
17
18
17
13
15
13
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