Factory Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.5° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 3AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
691
811
754
732
700
689
668
689
609
609
700
1521
1581
1323
656
986
1526
1713
1904
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SE
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:15PM1.01m
11:15AM1.00m
11:33PM0.99m
12:24PM1.02m
Low Tide
4:01PM0.53m
4:39AM0.45m
5:19PM0.53m
5:49AM0.44m
6:27PM0.48m
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>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
6:40
6:40
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
13
12
12
13
14
17
14
12
12
13
12
12
17
22
19
19
21
Feels °C
9
8
10
9
10
10
10
13
9
8
9
10
9
10
15
18
14
14
18
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