Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 435 | 463 | 278 | 268 | 189 | 179 | 176 | 208 | 302 | 558 | 598 | 726 | 418 | 507 | 1132 | 1748 | 2351 | 2728 | 2771 | 2614 | 2467 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:59PM1.24m | 6:25AM1.16m | 6:37PM1.12m | 7:05AM1.05m | 7:23PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40AM0.27m | 00:01AM0.26m | 12:17PM0.36m | 00:39AM0.37m | 1:01PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 435 | 463 | 278 | 268 | 114 | 179 | 176 | 119 | 302 | 558 | 598 | 726 | 418 | 369 | 208 | 268 | 87 | 2728 | 2771 | 2614 | 2467 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 8 | S 8 | SW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 53 | 6 | 189 | 43 | 42 | 208 | 90 | — | — | 245 | 223 | 217 | 317 | 164 | 186 | 118 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 15 | 35 | 50 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 8 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 13 | 122 | 18 | 80 | 98 | 89 | 143 | 101 | 131 | 194 | 345 | 507 | 1132 | 1748 | 2351 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 1582 | 1563 | 0 | 1412 | 1421 | 0 | 30 | 1421 | 1195 | 1235 | 1193 | 1193 | 1193 | 1162 | 1162 | 1249 | 1249 | 1614 | 30 | 30 |
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