Factory Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 6AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (15 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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)
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
1
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
6
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
109
129
147
243
358
380
512
701
1096
1297
1418
1326
1290
1220
1052
1021
919
905
809
734
700
540
522
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
25
S
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
5
NNE
10
SW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
SSW
20
S
15
SE
15
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:05AM1.43m
4:25PM1.51m
4:54AM1.43m
5:09PM1.51m
5:41AM1.39m
5:53PM1.48m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.08m
10:34PM0.02m
10:48AM0.11m
11:20PM0.03m
11:32AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
12
15
17
16
16
22
25
26
26
30
31
30
24
23
25
28
27
31
32
33
28
29
Feels °C
11
11
8
11
14
11
11
18
20
21
22
27
27
24
19
18
21
24
23
28
27
27
23
23
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