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Factory Point surf Forecast / Swakopmund / Namibia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 20 Apr 2024 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 16.2°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.1 °C max: 18.7 °C min: 15.2 °C)
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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 16.2°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.1 °C max: 18.7 °C min: 15.2 °C)


How big are the waves at Factory Point today?

The current surf forecast for Factory Point at 5PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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

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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
SW
1.1
S
1.2
S
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
S
2
S
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
S
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)12121314141313131313131312141313121212111111101010101011661918181716161615141414888899991010999111015151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4374445637166967676906186186095295203808938419186916585683532912182101601451161209497108145249352510590688645678660529500414497471632676692660599901842721705655749527565757736716
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:03PM
1.24
2:05AM
1.29
2:33PM
1.30
2:35AM
1.33
3:01PM
1.34
3:05AM
1.35
3:30PM
1.36
3:35AM
1.35
3:59PM
1.35
4:06AM
1.32
4:30PM
1.32
4:39AM
1.28
5:03PM
1.27
5:15AM
1.22
5:40PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:54PM
0.32
8:12AM
0.18
8:25PM
0.27
8:41AM
0.13
8:55PM
0.23
9:09AM
0.11
9:24PM
0.20
9:39AM
0.11
9:54PM
0.20
10:08AM
0.13
10:26PM
0.22
10:40AM
0.17
10:59PM
0.25
11:14AM
0.23
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20----
Sunset--6:46-------6:45-------6:45-------6:45-------6:44-------6:43-------6:43-------6:42-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192019171917171720212018171717182221201717171716192018161515151517181715151515151818171515151414171817151515151518191816
Feels °C (?)171715141715151519181615151615161916161515161514161715131313131214141313131313131515141313131213151513131313131316161514

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