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Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.4° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 9PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
591
581
511
486
416
402
393
347
277
277
246
228
217
212
212
181
177
181
176
183
229
226
223
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:41AM1.14m
10:40PM1.11m
10:57AM1.18m
11:51PM1.18m
11:59AM1.24m
00:45AM1.26m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.35m
4:49AM0.46m
5:30PM0.29m
5:54AM0.41m
6:24PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
16
15
14
14
13
14
17
18
17
15
15
15
14
15
17
18
18
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
16
15
12
12
12
12
11
12
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
16
14
14
14
13
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