Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.2° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 10PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
1
1
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
0.9
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
3
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
594
522
455
414
325
294
243
227
305
765
792
907
947
1011
2571
860
878
1037
808
715
745
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
30
S
20
SE
20
S
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:00PM0.92m
8:40AM0.95m
9:36PM0.89m
10:12AM0.97m
Low Tide
1:34PM0.51m
2:03AM0.55m
3:16PM0.55m
3:48AM0.58m
4:51PM0.51m
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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Temp °C
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
15
13
12
13
12
13
11
11
10
10
10
9
7
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
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