
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 4AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1373 | 1373 | 1356 | 2212 | 961 | 947 | 934 | 921 | 802 | 833 | 820 | 711 | 1137 | 1120 | 953 | 838 | 812 | 774 | 485 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:14PM1.28m | 3:30AM1.24m | 3:45PM1.34m | 4:04AM1.27m | 4:16PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.23m | 9:25AM0.21m | 9:51PM0.18m | 9:57AM0.20m | 10:23PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
1373 | 1373 | 1356 | 2212 | 659 | 672 | 541 | 450 | 450 | 833 | 820 | 711 | 1137 | 1120 | 953 | 838 | 812 | 774 | 485 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | — | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 |
391 | 383 | 380 | 869 | 961 | 947 | 934 | 921 | 802 | 386 | 287 | 287 | — | — | 185 | — | 26 | 63 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1193 | 1193 | 471 | 0 |
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