Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 6AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 681 | 589 | 495 | 442 | 442 | 440 | 430 | 372 | 363 | 339 | 886 | 921 | 1797 | 1822 | 2061 | 2139 | 2325 | 2122 | 1979 | 1995 | 732 | 572 | 807 | 749 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:54AM1.32m | 6:02PM1.33m | 6:36AM1.24m | 6:48PM1.24m | 7:28AM1.14m | 7:47PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.10m | 11:43AM0.24m | 00:10AM0.17m | 12:26PM0.32m | 00:57AM0.26m | 1:20PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 681 | 589 | 495 | 442 | 442 | 440 | 430 | 372 | 363 | 297 | 886 | 921 | 1797 | 1822 | 2061 | 2139 | 2325 | 2122 | 1979 | 976 | 732 | 572 | 488 | 749 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | 303 | 259 | 237 | 233 | 168 | 228 | 187 | 156 | 160 | 339 | 258 | 276 | 343 | — | — | — | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 330 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 38 | 191 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1995 | 496 | 547 | 807 | 308 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1431 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1249 | 1439 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 122 | 1399 | 1834 | 1735 | 1860 | 1249 |
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