Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 8PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3172 | 2475 | 2061 | 1783 | 1155 | 1235 | 940 | 746 | 447 | 3092 | 4425 | 4335 | 4438 | 4435 | 3701 | 3791 | 3312 | 4941 | 2804 | 2570 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:48AM0.63m | 12:27PM1.36m | 00:49AM0.71m | 12:48PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16PM0.11m | 5:37AM0.27m | 7:23PM0.11m | 6:04AM0.16m | 7:30PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3172 | 2475 | 2061 | 1783 | 1155 | 1235 | 940 | 746 | 447 | 1798 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4941 | 2804 | 2570 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 321 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 72 | 69 | — | — | 35 | 20 | 32 | 53 | 83 | 3092 | 4425 | 4335 | 4438 | 4435 | 3701 | 3791 | 3312 | 3085 | 68 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1303 | 1438 | 510 | 510 | 500 | 583 | 648 | 978 | 1045 | 1045 | 641 | 648 | 1045 | 1227 | 1219 | 1232 | 1219 | 1229 | 1219 | 552 |
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