Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 11PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 416 | 409 | 251 | 396 | 531 | 514 | 407 | 297 | 233 | 282 | 312 | 534 | 823 | 976 | 1076 | 1246 | 1421 | 1382 | 1363 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:12PM1.25m | 7:56AM1.15m | 8:06PM1.17m | 9:00AM1.09m | 9:17PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.26m | 1:45PM0.42m | 2:26AM0.32m | 2:56PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 416 | 409 | 251 | 396 | 531 | 514 | 407 | 297 | 233 | 282 | 192 | 534 | 823 | 976 | 1076 | 1246 | 1421 | 1382 | 1363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 63 | 146 | 150 | 229 | 125 | 70 | 154 | 211 | 176 | 91 | 161 | 151 | 163 | 142 | 98 | 98 | 30 | 26 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 5 | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 14 | 208 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 59 | 155 | 312 | 116 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 29 | 53 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 1561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 1195 | 0 | 0 |
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