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Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.0° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 8PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
0
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
1
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
1.3
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
659
598
579
536
285
313
309
301
648
224
511
651
671
844
251
233
311
415
456
391
326
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:13PM1.47m
3:39AM1.45m
3:46PM1.49m
4:14AM1.45m
4:22PM1.47m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.15m
9:21PM0.01m
9:33AM0.12m
9:53PM-0.01m
10:08AM0.12m
10:28PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
14
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
10
11
10
11
14
12
14
14
13
12
13
11
12
12
12
14
13
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