Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 10PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the E by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2147 | 3553 | 3260 | 2815 | 2187 | 2033 | 1759 | 1571 | 1591 | 1460 | 1041 | 1028 | 893 | 773 | 685 | 685 | 695 | 753 | 728 | 865 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:26AM0.90m | 12:24PM1.29m | 00:33AM1.03m | 12:37PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.10m | 6:04AM0.12m | 6:44PM0.07m | 6:23AM0.05m | 6:47PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2147 | 3553 | 3260 | 2815 | 2187 | 2033 | 1759 | 1571 | 1591 | 1460 | 1041 | 1028 | 893 | 773 | 685 | 685 | 695 | 753 | 728 | 865 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 18 | SE 3 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | E 2 | E 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | — | SE 3 | ESE 2 |
| kJ | 317 | 160 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 48 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 28 | — | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1620 | 1577 | 1577 | 1438 | 838 | 489 | 146 | 838 | 132 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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