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Factory Point kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Namibia · Erongo Region

-21.76 | 13.97

Overview

Factory Point is a kitesurfing spot located on the Skeleton Coast, in the Erongo region of Namibia, near Cape Cross. This remote spot on the Atlantic Ocean offers extreme conditions with very strong south/southwest winds. The water is very cold (around 14 degrees C) due to the Benguela Current. Access is difficult and the environment is hostile. Spot reserved for expert riders.
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Factory Point: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 21 °C. It peaks in January, with 293 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 75% 13-20 knots · 25% 21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 75% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 17 °C. The wettest month is March, with 14 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Factory Point — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 293 h 23 °C 4 mm
February 28.0 268 h 22 °C 1 mm
March 30.5 318 h 22 °C 14 mm
April 29.5 255 h 21 °C 14 mm
May 29.0 201 h 25 °C 0 mm
June 28.5 185 h 22 °C 0 mm
July 30.5 231 h 17 °C 0 mm
August 29.5 227 h 17 °C 0 mm
September 28.0 246 h 18 °C 0 mm
October 29.0 287 h 19 °C 1 mm
November 29.5 259 h 20 °C 0 mm
December 30.0 255 h 22 °C 5 mm
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Technical details of Factory Point spot

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Spot opening date

Open all year round

Required level

Expert

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