Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 12AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 614 | 659 | 984 | 1029 | 1021 | 710 | 1366 | 1602 | 1606 | 1563 | 1672 | 1542 | 1325 | 1212 | 1092 | 1212 | 1155 | 1062 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:04AM0.75m | 11:30AM0.89m | 00:39AM0.70m | 11:15AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.24m | 6:05AM0.64m | 6:31PM0.25m | 5:07AM0.51m | 6:03PM0.19m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 536 | — | 65 | 1029 | 1021 | 710 | 1366 | 1602 | 1606 | 1563 | 1672 | 1542 | 1325 | 1212 | 1092 | 1212 | 1155 | 1062 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 82 | 469 | 357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 2 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 614 | 659 | 984 | 77 | — | — | — | 62 | 59 | 73 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 652 | 1242 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 0 | 500 | 491 | 361 | 361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 489 | 0 | 0 |
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