Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 10PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
907 | 1016 | 1016 | 988 | 961 | 816 | 804 | 711 | 690 | 745 | 659 | 963 | 963 | 920 | 862 | 878 | 896 | 896 | 800 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:16PM1.47m | 4:42AM1.39m | 4:49PM1.46m | 5:16AM1.37m | 5:23PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM0.05m | 10:33AM0.16m | 10:56PM0.06m | 11:06AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
907 | 1016 | 1016 | 988 | 961 | 816 | 804 | 711 | 690 | 552 | 614 | 963 | 963 | 920 | 862 | 878 | 896 | 896 | 800 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
191 | 184 | 141 | 135 | 133 | 170 | 96 | 32 | 18 | 212 | 659 | 563 | 511 | 428 | 373 | 373 | 367 | 314 | 273 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 72 | 50 | — | — | — | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 179 | 443 | 745 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1592 | 1593 | 1477 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1279 | 1402 | 1415 | 30 | 0 |
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