Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (10 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 9PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 459 | 390 | 390 | 288 | 293 | 975 | 423 | 650 | 790 | 1403 | 1565 | 1404 | 1525 | 1450 | 1249 | 1824 | 1710 | 1118 | 2045 | 1618 | 2506 | 4826 | 3222 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:53PM0.50m | 11:07AM1.15m | 00:15AM0.53m | 11:48AM1.29m | 00:34AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.33m | 3:22AM0.45m | 6:49PM0.21m | 4:29AM0.36m | 7:15PM0.15m | 5:12AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 24 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | 543 | 459 | 390 | 390 | 288 | 293 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1824 | 1710 | 22 | 2045 | 447 | 2506 | 4826 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 37 | 186 | 559 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | — | 11 | 37 | 975 | 423 | 650 | 790 | 1403 | 1565 | 1404 | 1525 | 1450 | 1249 | 1144 | 1065 | 1118 | 1475 | 1618 | 65 | 2839 | 3222 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 510 | 500 | 500 | 1 | 510 | 649 | 1227 | 1228 | 1344 | 1344 | 1229 | 1245 | 1288 | 1288 | 1288 | 1232 | 1620 | 1623 | 1344 | 1229 | 1288 | 1288 | 1288 | 1288 |
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