Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 7PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 553 | 611 | 674 | 666 | 674 | 692 | 532 | 499 | 355 | 844 | 757 | 856 | 631 | 701 | 1685 | 1185 | 1248 | 1169 | 1154 | 1254 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:50AM1.36m | 1:18PM0.86m | 2:07AM1.25m | 1:04PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM-0.05m | 8:07AM0.25m | 7:17PM-0.02m | 8:16AM0.42m | 7:18PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 553 | 611 | 674 | 666 | 674 | 692 | 532 | 499 | 355 | 844 | — | 856 | 631 | 701 | 1685 | 1185 | 1248 | 1169 | 1154 | 1254 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | SSE 2 |
| kJ | 64 | 63 | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | 55 | 535 | 757 | — | 38 | 32 | 1096 | 64 | 62 | 58 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 401 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 401 | 0 | 510 | 1052 | 548 | 401 | 491 | 552 | 491 | 168 | 552 | 552 | 1427 | 1207 |
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