Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 8AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 328 | 313 | 471 | 299 | 551 | 521 | 510 | 488 | 293 | 326 | 367 | 542 | 552 | 612 | 612 | 661 | 710 | 794 | 885 | 812 | 812 | 726 | 710 | 632 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:36AM1.43m | 2:42PM1.45m | 3:13AM1.47m | 3:22PM1.47m | 3:51AM1.47m | 4:04PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.15m | 8:50PM-0.01m | 9:09AM0.11m | 9:28PM-0.02m | 9:48AM0.09m | 10:08PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 328 | 313 | 471 | 186 | 551 | 521 | 510 | 488 | 293 | 326 | 367 | 542 | 552 | 612 | 612 | 661 | 710 | 794 | 885 | 812 | 58 | 39 | 710 | 632 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 147 | 140 | 57 | 299 | 56 | 71 | 48 | 47 | 116 | 114 | 149 | 147 | 180 | 171 | 123 | 121 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 71 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 10 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 48 | 149 | 86 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 9 | — | 9 | 21 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 812 | 726 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1629 | 1614 | 1614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1421 | 1629 | 1440 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1440 | 1440 | 30 | 0 |
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