Factory Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.77° S 13.95° E

Factory Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Factory Point sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.6° 

Factory Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Factory Point today (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 5PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 25s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (11 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (11 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
1
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
10
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1689
1400
1144
917
755
666
520
629
673
680
742
718
808
851
783
865
931
909
1001
1037
795
Wind (km/h)
5
W
15
SSW
15
SW
0
NNE
0
SSW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
5
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
2:40PM1.43m
3:07AM1.42m
3:24PM1.51m
3:51AM1.46m
4:04PM1.55m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.14m
8:49PM0.07m
9:05AM0.10m
9:33PM0.00m
9:46AM0.09m
10:14PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:47
6:47
6:47
 mm
Temp °C
17
23
18
17
18
16
14
15
17
17
18
16
16
15
15
15
21
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
15
19
15
16
17
13
11
13
15
14
16
15
15
13
12
14
19
14
15
14
14
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