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Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
15.8°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 5AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.7
S
7
1.7
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
9
2
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.5
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
118
118
116
116
89
112
161
176
176
263
258
332
320
364
460
459
542
613
567
495
495
442
505
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SE
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
35
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:14AM1.15m
7:45PM1.10m
8:30AM1.07m
9:17PM1.04m
10:03AM1.07m
10:56PM1.07m
Low Tide
00:40AM0.29m
1:13PM0.38m
1:52AM0.41m
2:45PM0.45m
3:36AM0.47m
4:36PM0.42m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:41
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Temp °C
13
13
13
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
15
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
9
12
10
9
11
11
10
10
9
10
10
11
10
11
10
10
10
13
11
12
11
12
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