Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 1AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 358 | 380 | 512 | 701 | 897 | 1297 | 1418 | 1326 | 1290 | 1220 | 1052 | 1021 | 991 | 905 | 809 | 734 | 700 | 540 | 522 | 472 | 536 | 400 | 393 | 372 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:25PM1.51m | 4:54AM1.43m | 5:09PM1.51m | 5:41AM1.39m | 5:53PM1.48m | 6:27AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM0.02m | 10:48AM0.11m | 11:20PM0.03m | 11:32AM0.18m | 00:06AM0.08m | 12:15PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 358 | 146 | 155 | 701 | 897 | 1297 | 1418 | 1326 | 1290 | 1220 | 1052 | 1021 | 991 | 905 | 809 | 734 | 700 | 540 | 522 | 472 | 536 | 400 | 393 | 372 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SW 14 | S 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 90 | 380 | 512 | 159 | 134 | 138 | 115 | 106 | 83 | — | 94 | 92 | 72 | 56 | 52 | 38 | 27 | — | 25 | 30 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 88 | 90 | 65 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 1279 |
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