Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 247 | 205 | 199 | 185 | 154 | 151 | 143 | 131 | 130 | 212 | 260 | 277 | 166 | 163 | 236 | 197 | 200 | 252 | 411 | 691 | 752 | 754 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:03AM1.16m | 8:09PM1.19m | 8:58AM1.08m | 9:05PM1.09m | 10:01AM1.02m | 10:15PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.43m | 2:30AM0.33m | 2:49PM0.50m | 3:30AM0.41m | 4:01PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 251 | 71 | 205 | 199 | 185 | 91 | 91 | 143 | 131 | 107 | 89 | 92 | 103 | 109 | 86 | 103 | 131 | 145 | 168 | 411 | 691 | 752 | 754 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | — | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 58 | 247 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 154 | 151 | 121 | 121 | 130 | 212 | 260 | 277 | 117 | 94 | 236 | 197 | 200 | 252 | 167 | — | 127 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 28 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 23 | 37 | 52 | 166 | 163 | 55 | 162 | 196 | 137 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 69 | — | 73 | 76 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | 142 | — | 236 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 30 | 1279 | 1279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1249 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1279 | 1279 | 0 | 0 |
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