Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 2PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 877 | 915 | 581 | 573 | 499 | 416 | 398 | 340 | 290 | 242 | 239 | 196 | 184 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 175 | 264 | 297 | 456 | 546 | 169 | 254 | 560 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:24PM0.90m | 1:50AM1.43m | 1:40PM0.89m | 2:11AM1.39m | 1:57PM0.86m | 2:33AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM0.10m | 7:11PM-0.04m | 8:16AM0.14m | 7:29PM-0.03m | 8:36AM0.19m | 7:48PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | 8:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | — | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 877 | 915 | 581 | 573 | 499 | 416 | 398 | 340 | 290 | 242 | 239 | 196 | 184 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 12 | 12 | 297 | — | 111 | 161 | 196 | 560 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SW 20 | SSE 6 | SSW 19 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 34 | 1 | 1 | — | 27 | 17 | — | 10 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 29 | 36 | — | — | 169 | 254 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 37 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | S 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 2 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 2 | SSW 12 | SSE 6 | ENE 3 | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SW 12 | SSW 13 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 72 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 36 | 1 | 37 | 32 | 33 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 175 | 264 | — | 456 | 546 | 49 | 43 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 491 | 491 | 489 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 361 | 489 | 491 | 552 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 |
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