Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 6PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 718 | 635 | 635 | 980 | 1059 | 558 | 480 | 480 | 700 | 784 | 1246 | 1132 | 1096 | 939 | 907 | 433 | 366 | 354 | 278 | 757 | 743 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:57AM0.97m | 9:21PM0.94m | 10:26AM0.92m | 11:03PM0.91m | 11:58AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.55m | 3:47AM0.52m | 4:41PM0.57m | 5:22AM0.51m | 6:09PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 718 | 635 | 635 | 980 | 1059 | 226 | 315 | 480 | 700 | 784 | 1246 | 1132 | 1096 | 939 | 907 | 433 | 164 | 354 | 278 | 757 | 743 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 8 | — | S 9 | — | SSW 9 | — | SSW 7 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 89 | — | — | — | — | 558 | 480 | 125 | 220 | 223 | — | 257 | — | 227 | — | 160 | 366 | — | — | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 94 | 113 | — | — | — | — | 276 | — | — | 245 | — | — | — | 176 | — | — | 164 | 218 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1440 | 1440 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1279 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 1279 | 0 | 0 |
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