Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 01 Mar 2026 CAT
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Factory Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 2PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (01 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (01 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
4
3
5
5
5
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)10101010109171616151515161515141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5795124354454354004645121255210429994177490950724415398934203091284424262103191518861671
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
1.36
2:52AM
1.45
3:18PM
1.42
3:29AM
1.51
3:55PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:23AM
0.13
8:37PM
0.17
9:02AM
0.06
9:14PM
0.13
9:37AM
0.01
9:47PM
0.12
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise-7:00-------7:00-------7:01------
Sunset----7:31-------7:30-------7:30---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171618191918171716171818181616161515171818171616
Feels °C (?)161416151516161615161615141314151414151515151415
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