Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 12PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 991 | 905 | 809 | 734 | 700 | 540 | 522 | 472 | 536 | 400 | 426 | 372 | 317 | 366 | 286 | 275 | 194 | 146 | 158 | 178 | 286 | 320 | 304 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:53PM1.48m | 6:27AM1.33m | 6:36PM1.40m | 7:14AM1.25m | 7:21PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.18m | 00:06AM0.08m | 12:15PM0.26m | 00:51AM0.15m | 1:01PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 991 | 905 | 809 | 734 | 700 | 540 | 522 | 472 | 536 | 400 | 426 | 372 | 317 | 366 | 286 | 275 | 194 | 146 | 157 | 140 | 286 | 320 | 304 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SW 14 | S 5 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 59 | 57 | 43 | 29 | 28 | — | 36 | 34 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 56 | 56 | 69 | 81 | 105 | 158 | 178 | 60 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 10 | 36 | 57 | 82 | 123 | 68 | 101 | 17 | 59 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 17 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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