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Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.5° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 3PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
11
1.1
S
8
0.8
SW
11
1
S
8
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
142
137
137
176
236
229
226
220
204
273
407
503
891
811
695
624
555
314
268
290
295
290
264
361
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:59AM1.24m
00:45AM1.26m
12:50PM1.30m
1:29AM1.32m
1:34PM1.34m
2:07AM1.36m
Low Tide
5:54AM0.41m
6:24PM0.22m
6:44AM0.35m
7:07PM0.16m
7:26AM0.29m
7:44PM0.12m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:15
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Temp °C
15
15
17
18
18
16
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
16
16
15
14
15
17
18
17
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
15
15
16
16
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
12
13
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
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