Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 8PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 528 | 338 | 338 | 306 | 286 | 328 | 306 | 291 | 266 | 363 | 559 | 572 | 547 | 380 | 530 | 600 | 627 | 612 | 612 | 661 | 726 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:05PM1.40m | 2:36AM1.43m | 2:42PM1.45m | 3:13AM1.47m | 3:22PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.04m | 8:32AM0.15m | 8:50PM-0.01m | 9:09AM0.11m | 9:28PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 528 | 338 | 338 | 306 | 286 | 328 | 306 | 291 | 266 | 363 | 559 | 572 | 547 | 380 | 530 | 600 | 627 | 612 | 171 | 661 | 726 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 204 | 186 | 149 | 234 | 147 | 140 | 198 | 227 | 152 | 71 | 70 | 47 | 146 | 149 | 129 | 147 | 184 | 11 | 123 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 13 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 35 | 69 | 123 | 34 | 31 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 48 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 612 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1279 | 1440 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1614 | 1614 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1614 | 1614 | 30 | 0 |
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