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Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 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
16.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 12PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
2.1
S
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)788813121289101010101010101010101010101111101010101010101010101011111110151514141414141413131313131313131212131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)19725830830453548646363211941340151414061433145014951365129512011111917125013511403129811031012992992973850772684586586544531541452443363356407401463456443424412347342342336331326311301209369437437
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
10
ESE
25
SSE
20
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
0
WSW
0
S
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
15
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
5
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassoncross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglassoncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
1.38
5:59AM
1.31
6:26PM
1.27
6:57AM
1.19
7:24PM
1.17
8:07AM
1.08
8:34PM
1.10
9:30AM
1.03
9:53PM
1.08
10:54AM
1.04
11:07PM
1.11
12:00PM
1.09
12:05AM
1.15
12:49PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08AM
0.08
11:34PM
0.16
11:57AM
0.21
12:29AM
0.25
12:54PM
0.34
1:37AM
0.34
2:06PM
0.45
3:04AM
0.40
3:36PM
0.51
4:32AM
0.40
4:58PM
0.51
5:39AM
0.36
5:58PM
0.47
6:27AM
0.31
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise-7:20-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-------7:24-------7:24--
Sunset----6:40-------6:39-------6:38-------6:38-------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151616181615151414141515151413131313141616151615151517181717171716171921201818192020232020222221222627262422232427273130
Feels °C (?)13151316121111101010121110109101012121414141413141417161618171616171818171617181818211616191920222626242119202225242927
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