Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 7PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, strong winds from the ESE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1280 | 1123 | 951 | 920 | 495 | 380 | 325 | 286 | 482 | 440 | 373 | 614 | 850 | 891 | 1555 | 1519 | 1371 | 1151 | 1109 | 1096 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:29AM0.68m | 11:44AM1.13m | 00:44AM0.70m | 11:57AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.13m | 5:24AM0.54m | 6:51PM0.12m | 5:29AM0.37m | 6:45PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1280 | 1123 | 951 | 920 | 495 | 380 | 325 | 286 | 482 | 440 | 304 | 317 | 850 | 891 | 1555 | 1519 | 1371 | 1151 | 1109 | 1096 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 23 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 156 | 204 | 373 | 614 | 202 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | S 14 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 3 | — | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 100 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 35 | 38 | 31 | 4 | — | — | 19 | 51 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 287 | 243 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 552 | 491 | 491 |
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