Factory Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 5PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
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
0.8
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
393
323
317
317
286
275
160
180
158
178
286
320
309
304
251
247
205
199
185
154
151
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
SW
15
S
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
S
25
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:36PM1.40m
7:14AM1.25m
7:21PM1.30m
8:03AM1.16m
8:09PM1.19m
Low Tide
12:15PM0.26m
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
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
28
30
25
23
23
23
22
21
24
28
24
18
20
19
21
23
21
21
20
17
17
Feels °C
24
23
20
19
18
18
17
16
19
21
18
14
16
15
17
19
16
16
15
13
14
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