Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 CAT
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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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 10PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (01 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (01 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
2
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
4
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2
SSW
1.8
SW
2
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)151515151413141414141413131313131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17622626932221826135739040151447156963275789187812769871338878784649576479
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
15
SW
15
SSE
10
SW
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassonglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:30PM
1.43
3:35AM
1.45
4:01PM
1.42
4:07AM
1.42
4:31PM
1.38
4:38AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09AM
0.04
9:21PM
0.16
9:39AM
0.04
9:52PM
0.16
10:09AM
0.07
10:22PM
0.18
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:11-------7:11
Sunset--7:04-------7:02-------7:01-----
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)201919182020212120201919182019181917161616171615
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