Factory Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.0° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 11AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.3
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
359
359
367
466
488
444
494
464
435
384
325
325
289
239
223
183
177
151
163
159
127
211
203
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
NW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
5
W
10
ESE
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
on
High Tide
12:59PM1.04m
1:19AM1.04m
1:41PM1.14m
1:59AM1.13m
2:15PM1.24m
Low Tide
6:31AM0.46m
7:05PM0.44m
7:19AM0.38m
7:46PM0.35m
7:56AM0.31m
8:21PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
16
19
17
17
18
17
18
25
30
31
29
22
24
22
15
15
18
18
16
19
18
Feels °C
7
9
12
15
13
14
15
14
15
22
27
26
24
18
20
19
12
12
14
14
15
17
17
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