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Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 01 Feb 2026 CAT
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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
19.8° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 7PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (01 Feb)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (01 Feb)6ft (1.9m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
3
2
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)171616151515141414141313131312121212121212888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)825133514121753175321981690166717001382115111341077722826525666666614603260176171163
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
S
10
W
15
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crossoncross-
on		glasscross-
on		onononcrosscross-
on		ononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
1.41
3:49AM
1.50
4:15PM
1.44
4:28AM
1.53
4:55PM
1.43
5:05AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:16AM
0.07
9:30PM
0.10
9:58AM
0.02
10:09PM
0.10
10:37AM
0.01
10:46PM
0.13
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-------6:46-------6:46-------6:47
Sunset--7:49-------7:49-------7:47-----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------11---
Temp. °C212020192019191920212120201919192121202019191919
Feels °C (?)211919181919191920212020211921202120192118182021
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