Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 CAT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 11PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
SW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313121212121212121111111119181816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)618628628628560552552535519486471463414325414349246176273394243323541617
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:41PM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
0.52
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-----7:15-------7:15-------7:15--
Sunset6:54-------6:53-------6:52-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C211919191919202019181818171719201918181717171919
Feels °C (?)191717191919191817161617151517171616171616161716
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Factory Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest