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Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.7° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 3PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
2
1
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
1.2
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
207
368
456
521
451
388
397
397
354
354
300
246
241
241
198
194
157
157
150
119
144
118
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
S
0
SSW
0
N
0
W
0
SSW
10
W
20
W
15
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:22PM1.47m
4:51AM1.42m
5:02PM1.41m
5:31AM1.35m
5:45PM1.32m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.12m
10:28PM0.01m
10:44AM0.14m
11:06PM0.08m
11:24AM0.20m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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6:46
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7:00
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7:01
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Temp °C
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
17
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
15
13
15
15
13
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