Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 12AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
243 | 239 | 223 | 157 | 154 | 151 | 155 | 171 | 190 | 211 | 258 | 276 | 255 | 346 | 331 | 355 | 398 | 398 | 386 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:59AM1.13m | 2:15PM1.24m | 2:33AM1.22m | 2:46PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.35m | 7:56AM0.31m | 8:21PM0.26m | 8:29AM0.24m | 8:53PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 26 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
197 | 197 | 192 | 149 | 145 | 145 | 155 | 171 | 190 | 180 | 184 | 193 | 227 | 222 | 189 | 189 | 177 | 398 | 386 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | SSW 8 |
243 | 239 | 223 | 157 | 154 | 151 | 117 | 101 | 99 | 211 | 258 | 276 | 255 | 346 | 331 | 355 | 398 | — | 87 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — |
14 | 24 | 13 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 147 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 23 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | 161 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1515 | 1162 | 1402 | 1193 | 117 | 133 | 471 | 1279 | 471 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 115 | 0 | 0 |
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