Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.5° 

Factory Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Factory Point today (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 3PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (05 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.8
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
2
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
204
273
459
503
732
811
695
624
555
314
268
290
295
290
273
367
355
308
263
297
316
422
550
563
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:50PM1.30m
1:29AM1.32m
1:34PM1.34m
2:07AM1.36m
2:14PM1.36m
2:42AM1.38m
Low Tide
6:44AM0.35m
7:07PM0.16m
7:26AM0.29m
7:44PM0.12m
8:03AM0.24m
8:18PM0.10m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
17
19
19
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
15
14
14
13
14
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
15
15
14
16
15
13
14
14
14
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
13
11
11
11
12
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