Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Issued: 1 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Factory Point sea temperature is

13.3° C

Factory Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Factory Point today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 6AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CAT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	16s
Evening (09 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 9								Friday 10								Saturday 11
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	2	2	2	3	4	2	3	3	2	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1253	864	854	2146	1958	1738	1506	1325	1468	1094	1016	1016	947	833	732	659	649	640	606	606	624	586	577	569
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	NW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:48AM1.12m				11:00PM1.15m					11:59AM1.17m				00:15AM1.19m				1:03PM1.24m
Low Tide		4:16AM0.31m				4:50PM0.45m					5:27AM0.27m				6:02PM0.38m				6:33AM0.22m				7:07PM0.29m


	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	27	26	28	27	24	21	22	22	20	18	20	23	19	16	16	15	14	15	17	17	15	14	13
Feels °C	20	22	22	24	22	19	16	18	18	16	15	17	18	14	12	13	12	11	12	13	13	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	1253	854	746	2146	1958	1738	1506	1325	1468	1094	1016	1016	947	833	732	659	649	640	606	606	624	586	577	569
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	W 16	S 6	WSW 14	WSW 14	S 6	S 6	WSW 13	WSW 12	S 6	WSW 12	WSW 11	S 6	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	S 8
kJ	614	864	854	52	49	35	—	5	51	41	69	46	41	131	157	64	153	145	84	238	227	213	203	177
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	—	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	—	—	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	—	51	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	107	99	95	—	152	142	130	135	210	—	—	206	199
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 7	S 7	—	S 7	S 6	—	—	S 6	S 6	—	S 6	S 6	—	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	47	58	—	43	49	—	—	44	46	—	58	79	—	127	153	153	153	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	115	1279	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1278	30	0	0	0	0	0	30	30	1193	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3		4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3		4	3
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