Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 04 Dec 2025 CAT
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Factory Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 11AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (04 Dec)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

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Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sun
07
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
S
1.7
SSW
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)999999999999888888888999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)388326337276276270232197203197197193180147147137169169207246290402484412
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
5
SW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcrosscrosscross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:52PM
1.44
3:24AM
1.47
3:43PM
1.44
4:11AM
1.46
4:34PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
0.11
8:58PM
-0.00
9:24AM
0.07
9:45PM
0.02
10:13AM
0.06
10:33PM
0.08
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sun
07
Sunrise-6:11-------6:11-------6:11------
Sunset----7:35-------7:36-------7:37---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161718181817171617171919191818181718212020181817
Feels °C (?)131516161718171618171818191817191819201717161817
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