Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Issued: 7 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 1PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8							Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	1	2	3	4	4	2	3	4	2	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	535	600	609	734	1049	1154	1077	1253	864	918	1983	1958	1738	1506	1325	1447	1094	1016	1002	852	743	732	659	649
Wind (km/h)	SSE	NE	W	SW	SSW	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SE	SSE	S	S	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			9:37AM1.11m				9:46PM1.15m				10:48AM1.12m				11:00PM1.15m					11:59AM1.17m				00:15AM1.19m
Low Tide					3:33PM0.48m				4:16AM0.31m				4:50PM0.45m					5:27AM0.27m				6:02PM0.38m


	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43
	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:36
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	26	26	29	30	24	23	25	25	26	28	26	23	19	21	19	16	16	20	21	17	15	14	14
Feels °C	22	23	23	25	25	19	19	21	20	22	24	20	18	14	17	15	12	13	16	16	12	11	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	535	600	609	734	1049	1154	1077	1253	854	918	1983	1958	1738	1506	1325	1447	1094	1016	1002	852	743	732	659	649
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	S 7	—	—	—	S 7	S 7	WSW 14	WSW 14	S 6	WSW 13	WSW 13	S 7	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	46	47	49	38	38	281	614	614	864	854	49	—	—	—	56	56	41	69	56	99	131	104	152	140
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 20	SW 20	SSW 6	—	—	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	W 16	—	—	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 13	—	WSW 12	SW 16	WSW 12
kJ	38	38	64	188	188	31	—	—	51	52	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	42	107	99	—	119	11	140
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	S 6	S 6	—	S 6	S 6	—	S 6	S 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	30	38	—	—	—	—	—	49	61	74	—	—	49	58	—	60	81	—	98	120
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1279	30	0	0	0	30	0	0	1278	1225	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	3	4	4			3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	3	4	4			3	3	4
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