Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 5AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 194 | 189 | 153 | 150 | 146 | 144 | 113 | 242 | 242 | 171 | 205 | 199 | 163 | 163 | 158 | 146 | 118 | 118 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 112 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:31AM1.35m | 5:45PM1.32m | 6:17AM1.25m | 6:38PM1.21m | 7:14AM1.15m | 7:45PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.08m | 11:24AM0.20m | 11:49PM0.17m | 12:11PM0.28m | 00:40AM0.29m | 1:13PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 198 | 194 | 189 | 153 | 150 | 146 | 116 | 113 | 115 | 242 | 94 | 205 | 199 | 163 | 163 | 32 | 34 | 118 | 32 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 40 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 142 | 140 | 108 | 97 | 79 | 79 | 144 | 57 | 242 | 205 | 171 | 68 | 65 | — | 28 | 158 | 146 | 2 | 118 | 89 | 2 | 2 | 112 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SW 11 |
| kJ | 39 | 57 | 55 | 102 | 95 | 91 | 56 | 84 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | 17 | 18 | 17 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 101 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | 65 | 15 | — | — | 74 | 48 | 89 | 74 | 86 | 52 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1370 | 471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1582 | 1279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 134 | 1278 | 30 | 1440 | 1440 | 0 |
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