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Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.0° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 2PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (11 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
2
3
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
3
2
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.5
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
706
706
603
535
535
817
805
781
775
534
451
579
469
500
595
365
288
278
297
258
270
445
436
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
NNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
S
20
SE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:48PM1.44m
4:12AM1.40m
4:21PM1.37m
4:44AM1.34m
4:55PM1.29m
Low Tide
9:32AM0.14m
9:49PM0.05m
10:04AM0.16m
10:20PM0.11m
10:37AM0.20m
10:52PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
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6:33
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7:05
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7:06
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1
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Temp °C
14
15
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
18
18
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
14
15
Feels °C
13
14
18
16
14
14
13
13
15
16
17
14
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
10
13
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