Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 4PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 354 | 300 | 293 | 246 | 241 | 235 | 194 | 189 | 153 | 150 | 119 | 144 | 113 | 242 | 242 | 171 | 242 | 199 | 163 | 161 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:02PM1.41m | 5:31AM1.35m | 5:45PM1.32m | 6:17AM1.25m | 6:38PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM0.14m | 11:06PM0.08m | 11:24AM0.20m | 11:49PM0.17m | 12:11PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 354 | 300 | 293 | 246 | 241 | 235 | 194 | 189 | 153 | 150 | 119 | 116 | 113 | 88 | 242 | 68 | 242 | 199 | 163 | 161 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | S 8 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 178 | 178 | 149 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 108 | 97 | 79 | 79 | 144 | 57 | 242 | 90 | 171 | 68 | 67 | — | 28 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 57 | 55 | 102 | 95 | 91 | 56 | 84 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1235 | 1225 | 471 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1431 | 1249 | 30 | 0 |
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