Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 9PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
127 | 147 | 190 | 211 | 203 | 276 | 255 | 346 | 331 | 355 | 398 | 398 | 386 | 380 | 380 | 363 | 374 | 367 | 367 | 314 | 309 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15PM1.24m | 2:33AM1.22m | 2:46PM1.33m | 3:05AM1.29m | 3:16PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.26m | 8:29AM0.24m | 8:53PM0.18m | 9:00AM0.20m | 9:23PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
127 | 147 | 190 | 189 | 189 | 193 | 232 | 227 | 193 | 193 | 181 | 398 | 386 | 380 | 380 | 363 | 374 | 367 | 367 | 314 | 309 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | S 8 |
117 | 101 | 99 | 211 | 203 | 276 | 255 | 346 | 331 | 355 | 398 | 147 | 111 | 133 | 130 | 100 | 98 | 95 | 13 | 33 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 20 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 |
43 | 41 | 147 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 60 | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 471 | 1279 | 471 | 471 | 1193 | 471 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1249 | 1249 | 0 | 0 |
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