Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 10PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 702 | 1037 | 1415 | 2117 | 2113 | 2175 | 2208 | 2341 | 4568 | 3924 | 3716 | 2747 | 3104 | 2764 | 2725 | 1705 | 1919 | 1170 | 2765 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:07AM1.27m | 1:18PM1.35m | 1:52AM1.37m | 1:59PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.21m | 7:09AM0.29m | 7:33PM0.12m | 7:49AM0.22m | 8:11PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 579 | 461 | 1415 | 2117 | 2113 | 673 | 969 | 1011 | 4568 | 3924 | 3716 | 2747 | 3104 | 2764 | 2725 | 1705 | 1919 | 933 | 2765 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 702 | 1037 | 461 | 94 | — | 2175 | 2208 | 2341 | — | — | — | 268 | — | — | 309 | 264 | 717 | 1170 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | — | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 111 | 251 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 249 | 276 | — | 223 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 115 | 143 | 261 | — | — | — | — | 416 | 357 | — | — | — | — | — | 228 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1477 | 30 | 30 | 1279 | 30 | 30 | 1279 | 1440 | 1455 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1279 | 1431 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
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