Factory Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.3° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 7PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (01 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (01 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSW
9
1
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
2.4
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
442
442
440
430
372
318
411
886
921
1647
1822
2061
2139
1449
2038
1834
834
732
633
745
827
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:02PM1.33m
6:36AM1.24m
6:48PM1.24m
7:28AM1.14m
7:47PM1.13m
Low Tide
11:43AM0.24m
00:10AM0.17m
12:26PM0.32m
00:57AM0.26m
1:20PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:53
6:54
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
12
11
11
10
10
10
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
11
7
7
9
8
8
7
10
10
9
9
8
9
7
7
6
8
8
8
7
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