
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 12AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 13 | S 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | 85 | 85 | 101 | 109 | 129 | 147 | 243 | 358 | 380 | 512 | 701 | 897 | 1297 | 1418 | 1326 | 1290 | 1220 | 1052 | 1021 | 919 | 905 | 809 | 723 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:39PM1.47m | 4:05AM1.43m | 4:25PM1.51m | 4:54AM1.43m | 5:09PM1.51m | 5:41AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.04m | 10:03AM0.08m | 10:34PM0.02m | 10:48AM0.11m | 11:20PM0.03m | 11:32AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | |
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 33 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
96 | 80 | 80 | 101 | 108 | 109 | 109 | 106 | 358 | 146 | 150 | 155 | 897 | 1297 | 1418 | 1326 | 1290 | 1220 | 1052 | 1021 | 919 | 905 | 809 | 723 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
88 | 67 | 63 | 80 | 109 | 129 | 147 | 243 | 90 | 380 | 512 | 701 | 155 | 127 | 106 | 103 | 81 | — | 117 | 92 | 72 | 56 | 43 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
63 | 85 | 43 | 41 | 26 | 57 | 39 | 22 | 35 | 90 | 90 | 65 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
58 | 73 | 85 | — | — | 107 | 92 | 94 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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