Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
15.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 8AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
4
2
0
1
3
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
S
1.5
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)109991312121212121111111111111010101010101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)876474495552151414001290126911551029866737711711606595506468392402402392615221
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:33PM
1.28
2:02AM
1.29
2:12PM
1.37
2:39AM
1.35
2:47PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:22AM
0.31
7:48PM
0.20
8:01AM
0.25
8:23PM
0.13
8:34AM
0.21
8:55PM
0.08
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise-6:58-------6:56-------6:56------
Sunset----6:59-------6:59-------6:59---
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111114141412121212121516141313121212151615141313
Feels °C (?)910121110910111011131210111110109111110121011
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Swakopmund

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Factory Point (calm at Swakopmund 117 km from Factory Point). 1.9m 9s swell from the SSW with a 0.8m 11s groundswell from the SW and a 0.5m 13s groundswell from the S. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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