
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 4PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 6 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
374 | 269 | 367 | 367 | 319 | 226 | 180 | 156 | 143 | 176 | 475 | 95 | 101 | 85 | 74 | 80 | 95 | 122 | 190 | 184 | 299 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:39PM1.35m | 2:09AM1.36m | 2:23PM1.45m | 2:51AM1.44m | 3:02PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.14m | 8:08AM0.17m | 8:34PM0.04m | 8:47AM0.13m | 9:11PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 24 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
374 | 269 | 367 | 367 | 319 | 98 | 125 | 101 | 85 | 66 | 81 | 94 | 101 | 79 | 74 | 58 | 48 | 122 | 190 | 60 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | NNE 4 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
90 | 83 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 226 | 180 | 156 | 143 | 176 | 19 | 86 | 91 | 85 | 56 | 80 | 95 | 49 | 31 | 184 | 209 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 11 | N 4 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
3 | 3 | — | 20 | 11 | 78 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 34 | 96 | 9 | 63 | 49 | 48 | 51 | 38 | 25 | 80 | 130 | 299 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | NNE 4 | S 11 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — |
10 | 88 | 87 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 475 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 59 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 1225 | 1402 | 0 | 0 | 1225 | 30 | 115 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1408 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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