Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 8PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
5
4
5
4
3
3
2
2
4
3
4
3
2
3
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1863
5017
4891
4471
4085
3341
2935
2488
2265
1817
1496
1269
1144
1011
888
694
579
494
425
418
330
247
198
194
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SE
5
SW
0
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
W
5
W
0
S
0
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
S
5
SW
5
S
10
S
10
SE
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:26AM1.09m
8:59PM1.11m
9:56AM1.06m
10:23PM1.12m
11:21AM1.10m
11:36PM1.18m
Low Tide
2:31PM0.44m
3:31AM0.39m
4:08PM0.48m
5:00AM0.36m
5:28PM0.45m
6:05AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:18
7:18
7:20
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6:45
6:45
6:44
6:43
Temp °C
18
19
18
17
18
17
18
17
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
19
19
19
20
18
19
18
17
20
17
17
19
19
17
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
Energy kJ
1615
5017
4891
4471
4085
3341
2935
2488
2265
1817
1496
1269
1144
1011
888
694
579
494
425
418
330
247
198
194
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
1863
10
1
1
1
1
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
1225
30
0
30
0
0
30
30
30
30
0
1287
0
0
30
0
1431
0
0
30
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Swakopmund
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Namibia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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