Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Factory Point today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 1PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Factory Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 432 | 493 | 572 | 635 | 562 | 576 | 632 | 632 | 576 | 547 | 586 | 599 | 612 | 627 | 540 | 474 | 427 | 477 | 427 | 417 | 427 | 479 | 535 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:04PM1.45m | 4:33AM1.43m | 4:49PM1.40m | 5:18AM1.37m | 5:39PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.09m | 10:08PM0.01m | 10:29AM0.11m | 10:51PM0.08m | 11:16AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 432 | 493 | 572 | 68 | 57 | 576 | 632 | 632 | 576 | 547 | 586 | 599 | 612 | 627 | 540 | 474 | 427 | 477 | 427 | 417 | 427 | 347 | 277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 99 | 99 | 68 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 38 | 38 | 25 | 24 | 46 | 60 | 42 | 16 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 81 | 135 | 129 | 291 | 479 | 535 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 11 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 21 | WSW 9 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 24 | 23 | 2 | — | 33 | 33 | 32 | 51 | 49 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 37 | 54 | 3 | 30 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 635 | 562 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1279 | 1477 | 1279 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1440 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 1162 | 133 | 30 | 1172 | 1437 | 1413 | 133 | 471 |
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