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Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 08 Jan 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
19.3° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 11AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
2
3
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)11111110101313131312121289881313121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2492492492001873786901044108387163360331336334638943762912691087931622471348
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55AM
1.33
7:34PM
1.17
7:40AM
1.23
8:26PM
1.09
8:29AM
1.13
9:24PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12PM
0.23
1:19AM
0.41
2:00PM
0.31
2:11AM
0.49
2:55PM
0.39
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise-6:28-------6:28-------6:30------
Sunset----7:52-------7:52-------7:52---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181819202019191717171919201818181718191919181818
Feels °C (?)191919192018201617171917181617181718191818181819
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