Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 7AM is: 0.7m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 331 | 416 | 634 | 1037 | 1778 | 1628 | 1573 | 1282 | 1238 | 955 | 823 | 719 | 619 | 532 | 432 | 360 | 297 | 293 | 198 | 192 | 187 | 179 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:13AM1.17m | 12:19PM1.31m | 00:30AM1.28m | 12:39PM1.26m | 00:50AM1.37m | 12:57PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM-0.03m | 6:27PM-0.06m | 6:36AM-0.08m | 6:40PM-0.07m | 7:01AM-0.07m | 6:52PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 31 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 346 | 331 | 304 | 634 | 1037 | 1778 | 1628 | 1573 | 1282 | 1238 | 955 | 823 | 719 | 619 | 532 | 432 | 115 | 297 | 293 | 198 | 192 | 187 | 179 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 163 | 282 | 416 | 299 | 161 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 113 | 360 | 94 | 50 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 59 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 3 | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 22 | 29 | 50 | 73 | 104 | 88 | 115 | 149 | 154 | 171 | 181 | 143 | 110 | 133 | 113 | 1 | — | 5 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1219 | 1219 | 1312 | 1681 | 1681 | 1438 | 1510 | 1406 | 1312 | 1312 | 838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 649 | 497 | 287 | 503 | 503 | 1 | 1 | 287 |
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