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Factory Point Surf Forecast
/ Swakopmund (15 surf breaks) /
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Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 CATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Factory Point today?
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 9PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
444 | 451 | 458 | 747 | 724 | 657 | 630 | 595 | 595 | 595 | 604 | 604 | 604 | 540 | 532 | 525 | 458 | 465 | 458 | 444 | 431 | 374 | 333 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 4:01PM1.47m | 4:19AM1.44m | 4:48PM1.43m | 5:11AM1.38m | 5:38PM1.38m | 6:07AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM-0.01m | 10:00PM0.08m | 10:22AM0.03m | 10:49PM0.10m | 11:11AM0.12m | 11:42PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 264 | 232 | 227 | 747 | 724 | 657 | 555 | 546 | 546 | 595 | 604 | 264 | 322 | 421 | 355 | 339 | 339 | 465 | 458 | 444 | 341 | 326 | 333 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 444 | 451 | 458 | 521 | 536 | 614 | 630 | 595 | 595 | 227 | 129 | 604 | 604 | 540 | 532 | 525 | 458 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 431 | 2 | 331 | 331 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 413 | 331 | 326 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 132 | — | 85 | 81 | — | 39 | 38 | 56 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 331 | 360 | 343 | — | 374 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1278 | 1249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1350 | 1279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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