Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 9PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 630 | 834 | 535 | 479 | 390 | 325 | 349 | 309 | 293 | 485 | 612 | 776 | 787 | 743 | 732 | 721 | 591 | 581 | 563 | 486 | 416 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.12m | 8:20AM1.15m | 9:14PM1.08m | 9:41AM1.14m | 10:40PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.33m | 1:49AM0.41m | 2:47PM0.37m | 3:22AM0.47m | 4:19PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 630 | 834 | 535 | 479 | 390 | 325 | 349 | 309 | 161 | 202 | 240 | 776 | 787 | 355 | 355 | 402 | 452 | 581 | 563 | 452 | 384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 41 | 12 | 73 | 124 | 157 | 161 | 157 | 157 | 293 | 485 | 612 | 257 | 311 | 743 | 732 | 721 | 591 | 9 | 8 | 486 | 416 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | NW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 59 | — | 12 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 41 | 124 | 196 | 143 | 109 | 93 | 66 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 452 | 463 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 30 | 1421 | 1589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1592 | 1421 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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