Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 5PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 393 | 323 | 317 | 317 | 286 | 275 | 160 | 180 | 158 | 178 | 286 | 320 | 309 | 304 | 251 | 247 | 205 | 199 | 185 | 154 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.40m | 7:14AM1.25m | 7:21PM1.30m | 8:03AM1.16m | 8:09PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.26m | 00:51AM0.15m | 1:01PM0.34m | 1:39AM0.24m | 1:51PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 393 | 323 | 317 | 317 | 286 | 275 | 160 | 180 | 127 | 178 | 286 | 320 | 309 | 304 | 251 | 247 | 205 | 199 | 185 | 62 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 5 | WSW 10 | S 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 29 | 56 | 56 | 69 | 81 | 105 | 158 | 86 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 36 | 58 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 154 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 10 | S 11 | WSW 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 36 | 57 | 82 | 123 | 68 | 63 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 10 | 57 | 37 | 34 | 18 | 30 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | 10 | — | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 28 | — | 37 | — | 40 | 40 | 50 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 1193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1279 | 1278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1279 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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