Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 06 Apr 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 5PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (06 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (06 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
4
4
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)171616151414141413131313131312121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13301849221433783418337130682523237623762211196519051659147713101252112111211002985890794781
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
WSW
20
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03PM
1.15
6:17AM
1.09
6:41PM
1.06
7:01AM
0.99
7:32PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
0.28
12:00AM
0.35
12:17PM
0.37
12:42AM
0.44
1:02PM
0.47
1:42AM
0.53
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-------7:13-------7:13-------7:13
Sunset--6:59-------6:59-------6:58-----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------------1--------11
Temp. °C171717161515151518181818181717171921201920202020
Feels °C (?)161413131213131317161617171715171920191818192019
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