Surf Forecast Surf Report

Factory Point surfForecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 19 Apr 2025 CAT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.1° 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 5AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
1.7
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)13131313131212121212121212151515141413888999991091010101010999991011111010101010101099999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1013946828721710549467467400393328322123136171171130140176173306313358422442430565565627589602614673602556486422388380669762573495867818861563860842721705705639577505440380333283235
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
S
5
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
S
25
S
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
0.99
7:46PM
1.01
8:22AM
0.95
9:07PM
1.00
9:56AM
0.96
10:31PM
1.06
11:20AM
1.05
11:38PM
1.16
12:21PM
1.18
12:31AM
1.28
1:11PM
1.32
1:18AM
1.39
1:56PM
1.43
2:03AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:47AM
0.46
1:08PM
0.47
1:58AM
0.52
2:28PM
0.52
3:40AM
0.52
4:09PM
0.52
5:04AM
0.44
5:25PM
0.46
6:02AM
0.31
6:21PM
0.37
6:50AM
0.18
7:09PM
0.27
7:33AM
0.05
7:53PM
0.18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunrise---7:16-------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18-------7:20
Sunset------6:49-------6:47-------6:46-------6:45-------6:45-------6:45-------6:44-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151515151718171616161615181917161615151416171615141414151516151515141414161717151514141417181716161514151821191819201918
Feels °C (?)141515151615151515151613171614131414141315151313121212131312111213111113131313111311121215141314141312141719181717191817
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