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Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 12 Jan 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
19.7° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 7AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)99999912915151414131313121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)246240199190151151140133229309301478451444424392324324319314309331363363
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
S
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:33PM
1.00
10:42AM
1.00
11:45PM
1.00
11:58AM
0.99
12:47AM
1.04
1:00PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
0.56
5:08PM
0.45
5:46AM
0.54
6:12PM
0.43
6:47AM
0.48
7:06PM
0.38
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise---6:31-------6:31-------6:33----
Sunset------7:52-------7:52-------7:52-
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181817171919191918181718192020181817171719191919
Feels °C (?)171818181918181919181719181918171817181818171718
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