Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 3AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (22 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (22 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
5
5
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.9
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131212121212121216161616151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)361836103246300027262452239421371881171815511551155115171863471948914471408533412935248822211817
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
S
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:39PM
1.26
7:10AM
1.19
7:42PM
1.17
8:26AM
1.09
8:59PM
1.11
9:56AM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:41AM
0.27
1:10PM
0.34
1:55AM
0.36
2:31PM
0.44
3:31AM
0.39
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----7:18-------7:18-------7:18--
Sunset6:46-------6:45-------6:45-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151514141414161717151515151518191917181717172020
Feels °C (?)91010111212151515131515151517171716171717171918
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