Factory Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
13.3° C
1.4° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 6AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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)
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1253
864
854
2146
1958
1738
1506
1325
1468
1094
1016
1016
947
833
732
659
649
640
606
606
624
586
577
569
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:48AM1.12m
11:00PM1.15m
11:59AM1.17m
00:15AM1.19m
1:03PM1.24m
Low Tide
4:16AM0.31m
4:50PM0.45m
5:27AM0.27m
6:02PM0.38m
6:33AM0.22m
7:07PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:35
6:35
6:36
 mm
Temp °C
25
27
26
28
27
24
21
22
22
20
18
20
23
19
16
16
15
14
15
17
17
15
14
13
Feels °C
20
22
22
24
22
19
16
18
18
16
15
17
18
14
12
13
12
11
12
13
13
11
11
10
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