Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 3AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 518 | 503 | 495 | 572 | 424 | 369 | 363 | 305 | 252 | 244 | 203 | 200 | 193 | 161 | 150 | 147 | 147 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:31AM1.49m | 1:36PM0.94m | 1:53AM1.51m | 1:47PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM-0.03m | 7:59AM-0.01m | 7:17PM-0.04m | 8:25AM0.08m | 7:28PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 518 | 503 | 495 | 572 | 424 | 369 | 363 | 305 | 252 | 244 | 203 | 200 | 193 | 161 | 150 | 147 | 147 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | SSW 13 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 13 | 31 | 63 | 67 | 43 | 33 | 18 | 24 | 36 | 40 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1052 | 552 | 491 | 489 | 243 | 132 | 146 | 243 | 0 | 552 | 552 | 489 |
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