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Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia
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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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Factory Point today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 8AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | |
268 | 239 | 231 | 223 | 182 | 185 | 189 | 189 | 179 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 142 | 272 | 314 | 228 | 205 | 202 | 194 | 191 | 180 | 187 | 160 | 312 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:58AM1.21m | 4:19PM1.25m | 4:35AM1.19m | 4:55PM1.24m | 5:12AM1.16m | 5:31PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.22m | 10:18PM0.25m | 10:30AM0.25m | 10:56PM0.27m | 11:06AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
18 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 7 |
243 | 97 | 94 | 77 | 182 | 185 | 189 | 189 | 179 | 145 | 145 | 42 | 142 | 272 | 314 | 86 | 67 | 202 | 110 | 191 | 180 | 187 | 160 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 13 | SW 11 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 |
268 | 239 | 231 | 223 | 62 | — | 75 | 15 | 9 | 33 | 53 | 145 | 109 | — | — | 228 | 205 | 3 | 194 | 3 | 22 | 55 | 120 | 185 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | W 16 | S 13 | W 16 | S 12 | WSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 33 | 65 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 51 | 312 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 |
131 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 28 | 33 | 37 | 54 | 54 | — | 39 | 39 | 59 | — | 25 | 101 | — | 121 | 145 | 135 | 147 | 48 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1493 | 0 | 0 | 1193 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 1882 | 0 | 0 |
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