Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 4PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 217 | 251 | 418 | 502 | 653 | 612 | 597 | 566 | 551 | 869 | 974 | 1006 | 965 | 379 | 368 | 308 | 295 | 286 | 374 | 374 | 374 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:08PM0.75m | 3:26AM0.94m | 1:07PM0.71m | 3:01AM0.79m | 11:35AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.48m | 8:22PM0.20m | 9:15AM0.62m | 7:48PM0.28m | 7:15AM0.69m | 6:43PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 183 | 217 | 251 | 418 | 502 | 653 | 612 | 597 | 566 | 551 | — | — | — | — | 379 | 368 | 308 | 295 | 286 | 374 | 374 | 374 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | N 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 46 | 31 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 54 | 21 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 869 | 974 | 1006 | 965 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 3 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 401 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 302 | 649 | 651 | 641 | 401 | 401 | 431 | 506 | 491 | 552 | 0 | 243 | 491 | 552 | 548 | 489 |
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