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Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia
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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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Factory Point today?
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | |
810 | 563 | 560 | 552 | 577 | 451 | 444 | 451 | 458 | 848 | 740 | 672 | 650 | 595 | 595 | 595 | 604 | 604 | 548 | 595 | 532 | 458 | 463 | 511 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:15PM1.47m | 3:29AM1.46m | 4:01PM1.47m | 4:19AM1.44m | 4:48PM1.43m | 5:11AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13PM0.10m | 9:35AM-0.01m | 10:00PM0.08m | 10:22AM0.03m | 10:49PM0.10m | 11:11AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | |
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SW 13 |
539 | 563 | 539 | 449 | 380 | 326 | 264 | 270 | 227 | 848 | 740 | 672 | 650 | 560 | 595 | 595 | 216 | 311 | 372 | 383 | 422 | 413 | 463 | 511 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 |
810 | 485 | 560 | 552 | 577 | 451 | 444 | 451 | 458 | 521 | 536 | 614 | 573 | 595 | 217 | 211 | 604 | 604 | 548 | 595 | 532 | 458 | 458 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | — |
271 | 333 | 390 | 379 | 363 | 352 | 413 | 331 | 326 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 134 | 172 | 129 | 89 | 55 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 452 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1249 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1278 |
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