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Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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
17.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 5PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jan)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
0
0
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010101091099999101013121212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1019973872574692400508433424424344352442375346295579436593593378371353261
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		glassononglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassononglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
1.31
5:03AM
1.42
5:27PM
1.31
5:37AM
1.42
6:05PM
1.29
6:13AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:38AM
0.15
10:43PM
0.18
11:12AM
0.14
11:17PM
0.21
11:47AM
0.14
11:52PM
0.26
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:37-------6:39
Sunset--7:52-------7:52-------7:52-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181919181717171719202019191918182020201918181718
Feels °C (?)171717181817171819191920202019202019191817181618
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