
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 8PM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, gales from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1366 | 1383 | 1252 | 1238 | 1137 | 1014 | 989 | 964 | 903 | 856 | 844 | 746 | 676 | 1939 | 933 | 1808 | 1850 | 1939 | 2382 | 2917 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:11PM0.76m | 11:17AM0.96m | 2:07AM0.58m | 11:38AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.26m | 7:25PM0.20m | 4:19AM0.56m | 7:12PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1366 | 1383 | 1252 | 1238 | 1137 | 1014 | 989 | 964 | 903 | 856 | 844 | 746 | 676 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | ENE 2 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 |
15 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 1939 | 933 | 1808 | 1850 | 1939 | 2382 | 2917 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 553 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 401 | 401 | 1 | 401 | 401 | 564 | 564 | 649 | 564 | 564 | 564 | 564 | 564 | 548 | 552 | 632 |
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