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Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia
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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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Factory Point today?
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 11AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | |
198 | 156 | 156 | 121 | 122 | 44 | 65 | 130 | 196 | 269 | 336 | 472 | 704 | 1094 | 1374 | 1394 | 2282 | 2241 | 2241 | 2152 | 1978 | 1780 | 1597 | 1402 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.18m | 00:33AM1.24m | 1:14PM1.25m | 1:19AM1.30m | 1:54PM1.31m | 1:58AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.29m | 6:26PM0.40m | 6:53AM0.22m | 7:11PM0.34m | 7:33AM0.17m | 7:49PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:40 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
198 | 156 | 156 | 121 | 30 | 44 | 29 | 29 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 91 | 89 | 144 | 171 | 1394 | 2282 | 2241 | 2241 | 2152 | 1978 | 1780 | 1597 | 1402 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 11 | W 11 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 56 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 113 | 208 | 423 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 9 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 2 | S 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 122 | 37 | 65 | 130 | 196 | 269 | 336 | 472 | 704 | 1094 | 1374 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1593 | 1650 | 1279 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 1999 | 2140 | 1279 | 1279 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1249 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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