Factory Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.7° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 12PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (17 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
3
4
3
2
1
3
4
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1157
2260
2918
2721
2717
2614
2614
2709
3137
3679
4008
3741
3546
3301
3069
2799
2588
2543
2161
1829
1559
1031
925
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:05AM1.05m
7:23PM1.00m
8:00AM0.95m
8:34PM0.91m
9:33AM0.90m
10:28PM0.88m
Low Tide
1:01PM0.46m
1:29AM0.48m
2:07PM0.54m
2:53AM0.56m
4:03PM0.58m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
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6:58
6:59
6:59
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
8
9
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
12
12
11
9
12
12
13
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