Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 04 Apr 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 12AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)--
Afternoon (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (05 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)12888888111188881817161615141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10773614564524634184398558225283803704286031330184922953609341833713278266525472376
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01PM
1.32
5:10AM
1.28
5:31PM
1.24
5:42AM
1.19
6:03PM
1.15
6:17AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
0.21
11:09AM
0.19
11:25PM
0.27
11:41AM
0.28
12:00AM
0.35
12:17PM
0.37
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:13-------7:13--
Sunset7:00-------7:00-------6:59-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191817171716181817171616161616171615151515151718
Feels °C (?)161514141615171514151415151615141212131313141516
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