Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Factory Point sea temperature is

14.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Factory Point today (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 9AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Evening (23 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 23								Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	97	96	92	89	113	87	84	167	169	167	155	145	140	134	127	124	129	153	153	150	145	263	263	297
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SE	SE	SSE	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	S	S	S	SSE	S	S	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:29AM1.15m				1:39PM1.25m					2:02AM1.25m				2:10PM1.35m				2:34AM1.34m				2:41PM1.42m
Low Tide			7:25AM0.34m				7:48PM0.23m				7:57AM0.26m					8:19PM0.14m				8:29AM0.20m				8:49PM0.06m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	18	18	17	15	15	15	15	15	18	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	15	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	15	14	13	17	15	14	12	13	13	13	12	16	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	13	13	11	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	38	96	92	89	85	87	84	167	169	167	155	145	140	134	127	124	129	153	153	150	145	263	263	258
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SW 12	SW 12	S 7	WSW 10	WSW 10	S 4	WSW 10	—	S 6	SSW 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	97	39	39	37	27	75	72	32	10	10	8	10	—	1	15	15	24	27	19	18	144	181	242	297
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	S 7	SSW 7	SW 11	WSW 10	—	WSW 10	—	—	—	—	S 12	S 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	S 11	S 11	—	SW 20
kJ	52	47	69	85	113	25	15	29	10	—	10	—	—	—	—	3	7	30	57	87	2	2	—	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	S 7	—	S 7	S 6	—	S 4	S 4	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	S 5	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	34	—	21	20	—	8	10	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	20	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	1408	30	0	0	0	0	30	0	1279	1279	0	0	0	0	0	30	1370	1278	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Swakopmund	Skeleton Bay	Skeleton Bay	Skeleton Bay	Main Break		Bocock's Bay	Bocock's Bay	Main Break	Main Break	Bocock's Bay	Mussels	Bocock's Bay			Bocock's Bay	Bocock's Bay	Bocock's Bay	Cape Cross	Skeleton Bay	Skeleton Bay			Cape Cross	Main Break
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2		1	2	2	2	1	1	1			1	1	1	2	2	2			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Namibia	Skeleton Bay Swakopmund	Skeleton Bay Swakopmund	Skeleton Bay Swakopmund	Main Break Swakopmund		Bocock's Bay Swakopmund	Bocock's Bay Swakopmund	Main Break Swakopmund	Main Break Swakopmund	Bocock's Bay Swakopmund	Mussels Swakopmund	Bocock's Bay Swakopmund			Bocock's Bay Swakopmund	Bocock's Bay Swakopmund	Bocock's Bay Swakopmund	Cape Cross Swakopmund	Skeleton Bay Swakopmund	Skeleton Bay Swakopmund			Cape Cross Swakopmund	Main Break Swakopmund
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2		1	2	2	2	1	1	1			1	1	1	2	2	2			3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	7	9	6	5	5	6

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