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Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.0° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 1PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
3
4
2
3
0
1
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1
SSE
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.6
S
7
1.7
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.4
SW
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
118
116
116
103
146
103
208
181
263
258
326
269
364
498
459
528
554
484
495
495
442
471
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
25
S
30
S
35
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:14AM1.15m
7:45PM1.10m
8:30AM1.07m
9:17PM1.04m
10:03AM1.07m
10:56PM1.07m
Low Tide
1:13PM0.38m
1:52AM0.41m
2:45PM0.45m
3:36AM0.47m
4:36PM0.42m
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clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
12
10
9
10
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
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