Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 10PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
742 | 718 | 808 | 851 | 783 | 955 | 1039 | 909 | 1001 | 1037 | 795 | 777 | 1314 | 1194 | 1194 | 1164 | 1171 | 1155 | 1140 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:24PM1.51m | 3:51AM1.46m | 4:04PM1.55m | 4:33AM1.47m | 4:44PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM0.00m | 9:46AM0.09m | 10:14PM-0.02m | 10:25AM0.11m | 10:53PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 17 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
326 | 332 | 284 | 851 | 353 | 955 | 1039 | 909 | 1001 | 1037 | 614 | 685 | 1314 | 1194 | 1194 | 1164 | 1171 | 1155 | 1140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 |
742 | 718 | 808 | 284 | 783 | 302 | 250 | 200 | 160 | 631 | 795 | 777 | 72 | 67 | 47 | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
252 | 198 | 152 | 113 | — | — | 163 | 432 | 455 | 157 | 125 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 18 | 32 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 471 | 115 | 117 | 117 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1431 | 1225 | 0 | 0 |
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