Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 11PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
398 | 398 | 386 | 380 | 380 | 363 | 335 | 367 | 361 | 314 | 268 | 278 | 273 | 241 | 255 | 362 | 362 | 773 | 597 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:46PM1.33m | 3:05AM1.29m | 3:16PM1.40m | 3:37AM1.35m | 3:46PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.18m | 9:00AM0.20m | 9:23PM0.12m | 9:30AM0.17m | 9:53PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 24 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
151 | 398 | 386 | 380 | 380 | 363 | 335 | 367 | 361 | 314 | 75 | 278 | 273 | 69 | 44 | 174 | 216 | 773 | 597 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | S 8 | SW 12 | S 6 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
398 | 151 | 112 | 112 | 84 | 80 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 28 | 268 | 69 | 138 | 241 | 174 | 362 | 362 | 45 | 74 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | S 10 | S 8 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 33 | 18 | 28 | 69 | 49 | 255 | 51 | 145 | 76 | 177 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 98 | 95 | 52 | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1279 | 1279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 30 | 471 | 0 | 133 |
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