Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.4° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 4PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (03 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
7
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.6
S
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
231
263
258
319
292
402
510
530
540
552
484
484
442
372
471
375
437
276
231
204
721
808
700
Wind (km/h)
15
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:30AM1.07m
9:17PM1.04m
10:03AM1.07m
10:56PM1.07m
11:27AM1.14m
Low Tide
2:45PM0.45m
3:36AM0.47m
4:36PM0.42m
5:13AM0.44m
5:55PM0.32m
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Temp °C
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
11
9
12
11
10
10
11
9
11
11
13
11
10
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
14
13
14
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