Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 3PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
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 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 284 | 282 | 408 | 408 | 480 | 573 | 689 | 776 | 761 | 776 | 690 | 573 | 491 | 391 | 329 | 391 | 607 | 679 | 641 | 551 | 463 | 454 | 370 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.44m | 5:59AM1.34m | 6:17PM1.40m | 6:54AM1.28m | 7:08PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.12m | 11:37PM0.09m | 11:53AM0.20m | 00:31AM0.14m | 12:46PM0.29m | 1:29AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:29 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 322 | 284 | 282 | 408 | 408 | 480 | 573 | 689 | 776 | 761 | 776 | 690 | 573 | 491 | 391 | 329 | 391 | 607 | 679 | 641 | 551 | 463 | 454 | 370 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 86 | 117 | 93 | 26 | 25 | 66 | 58 | 85 | 84 | 54 | 35 | 88 | 120 | 120 | 116 | 142 | 103 | 100 | 109 | 106 | 104 | 75 | 91 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 19 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 |
| kJ | 10 | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 35 | — | 80 | 80 | 79 | 153 | 104 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1460 | 1460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
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