Factory Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Factory Point today (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 1PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (13 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (13 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
543
924
1020
1267
1267
1109
992
978
852
733
711
577
577
560
480
535
479
449
379
367
278
268
189
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
20
NNE
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:50PM1.45m
5:17AM1.36m
5:24PM1.36m
5:50AM1.27m
5:59PM1.24m
Low Tide
10:32AM0.14m
10:54PM0.06m
11:06AM0.20m
11:27PM0.15m
11:40AM0.27m
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:57
6:58
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
12
11
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
17
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
12
11
8
7
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