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Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
19.7° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 10PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)121111111111111111111112121211811101091010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35533136336341141841840334448533844044038626823777396586290111401066963901
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:00PM
1.03
1:36AM
1.10
1:49PM
1.09
2:17AM
1.16
2:30PM
1.15
2:53AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
0.38
7:36AM
0.40
7:50PM
0.32
8:17AM
0.33
8:29PM
0.26
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:33-------6:35
Sunset--7:52-------7:52-------7:52-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201920191818171820202019181818171818181717171717
Feels °C (?)191718181819181819181818161617161715141415151515
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