Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 CAT
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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
20.6° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 11PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)--
Afternoon (21 Mar)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (21 Mar)8ft (2.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
0
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
S
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010999999101010101010991616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10211086999917917878712614528495506495627669637637618631481481544487366938
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
S
15
S
15
SE
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:18PM
1.44
5:28AM
1.44
6:00PM
1.35
6:14AM
1.33
6:47PM
1.24
7:08AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10PM
0.14
11:34AM
0.06
11:52PM
0.20
12:19PM
0.18
12:42AM
0.30
1:14PM
0.31
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-----7:07-------7:07-------7:09--
Sunset7:14-------7:13-------7:12-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191717161616191919171717161719191918171717171920
Feels °C (?)161516151515171717151617151719171716171718181919
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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