Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Issued: 7 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Factory Point sea temperature is

14.0° C

Factory Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Factory Point today (12 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 12AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (12 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (12 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 11			Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1013	983	828	816	816	803	506	413	393	380	355	293	283	157	205	198	198	194	153	135	130	100	96	96
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide				1:22AM1.26m				2:00PM1.33m					2:21AM1.34m				2:51PM1.41m				3:15AM1.40m
Low Tide		7:07PM0.29m				7:33AM0.16m					8:04PM0.19m				8:27AM0.10m				8:57PM0.11m				9:16AM0.08m


	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—
	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	13	13	12	12	12	14	14	14	12	12	12	11	11	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	11	13	14
Feels °C	11	10	10	10	9	9	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	11	10	9	8	9	10	9	8	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 6	S 6	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	1013	983	828	816	816	803	506	413	393	380	355	293	283	157	205	198	198	194	112	119	130	98	96	96
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 9	WSW 9	SSW 11	S 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11
kJ	263	203	199	196	186	176	138	133	130	99	94	78	77	55	55	52	33	32	153	135	58	58	64	66
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 20	SW 20	WSW 11	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	WSW 11	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 11	SW 15	SW 11	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 9	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	—	—	—	15	15	140	12	31	12	99	41	40	40	87	36	31	55	55	31	65	73	66	47	88
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	64	56	56	56	66	64	69	83	88	91	76	91	85	—	—	100	100	78	78
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	30	0	0	0	0	0	30	1288	1278	0	0	0	0	0	30	30	1279	0	0	0	0	0	30	30
Best forecast wave conditions in Swakopmund	Bocock's Bay	Cape Cross	Cape Cross	Main Break	Main Break	Cape Cross	Bocock's Bay			Cape Cross	Bocock's Bay	Bocock's Bay	Bocock's Bay	Mussels	Bocock's Bay	Bocock's Bay		Cape Cross	Cape Cross	Main Break	Main Break	Bocock's Bay	Mussels	Bocock's Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	2			3	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	2			3	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	9	9

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