Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 29 Mar 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 1PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (29 Mar)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (29 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)1588141111131312121212888888888878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34429827716037167431430546449428980907302295295287316327280280273266259345
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:39PM
1.27
1:49AM
1.35
2:20PM
1.35
2:27AM
1.42
2:56PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23AM
0.22
7:39PM
0.28
8:03AM
0.13
8:16PM
0.22
8:37AM
0.07
8:50PM
0.18
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise-7:09-------7:09-------7:11------
Sunset----7:07-------7:06-------7:05---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181819201918171717171919191818171717192019181717
Feels °C (?)171717171615141617161816161516151616181816151516
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