Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 CAT
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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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 7AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121312131212171616161515151414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)887794794672643513539488409350443432560648704757736874776647628628618628
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
ESE
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
20
SE
10
SE
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
20
S
30
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
0.92
8:50PM
0.94
9:42AM
0.89
10:28PM
0.96
11:19AM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42AM
0.53
2:13PM
0.55
3:25AM
0.57
4:02PM
0.57
5:05AM
0.52
5:25PM
0.52
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise---7:13-------7:13-------7:13----
Sunset------6:57-------6:55-------6:54-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1--1---------112---
Temp. °C222323252729292626222020232321201919202025222017
Feels °C (?)202323262829282426221920242217191921212024211815
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