Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 6PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 668 | 567 | 609 | 609 | 700 | 772 | 1458 | 1217 | 1201 | 986 | 1526 | 1713 | 1904 | 2010 | 1761 | 1712 | 1367 | 1520 | 1449 | 1427 | 1465 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:15AM1.00m | 11:33PM0.99m | 12:24PM1.02m | 00:42AM1.01m | 1:19PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.53m | 5:49AM0.44m | 6:27PM0.48m | 6:48AM0.40m | 7:20PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 668 | 567 | 609 | 609 | 245 | 285 | 1458 | 1217 | 1201 | 304 | 1526 | 1713 | 1904 | 2010 | 1761 | 1712 | 1367 | 1520 | 1449 | 1427 | 1465 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | — | S 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 149 | — | — | 17 | 700 | 772 | 44 | 154 | 475 | 603 | 284 | 263 | 245 | 215 | 220 | 165 | 153 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 17 | — | 19 | 71 | 35 | 529 | 986 | 465 | 349 | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 176 | 214 | 214 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1193 | 1412 | 1350 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 471 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
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