Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 1PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 924 | 1020 | 1267 | 1267 | 1109 | 992 | 978 | 852 | 733 | 711 | 577 | 577 | 560 | 480 | 535 | 479 | 449 | 379 | 367 | 278 | 268 | 189 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:50PM1.45m | 5:17AM1.36m | 5:24PM1.36m | 5:50AM1.27m | 5:59PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.14m | 10:54PM0.06m | 11:06AM0.20m | 11:27PM0.15m | 11:40AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 326 | 924 | 1020 | 1267 | 1267 | 1109 | 992 | 978 | 852 | 733 | 711 | 577 | 577 | 560 | 480 | 535 | 479 | 449 | 379 | 367 | 278 | 125 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 543 | 313 | 273 | 284 | 244 | 194 | 190 | 151 | 113 | 108 | 108 | 83 | 88 | 87 | 57 | 48 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 53 | 268 | 189 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | S 8 | SW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1193 | 1162 | 1388 | 1431 | 1431 | 1370 | 122 | 1193 | 1421 | 0 | 0 | 1483 | 1563 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1561 | 1561 | 30 | 0 |
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