Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 5PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the E by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 853 | 1028 | 1123 | 1092 | 899 | 984 | 1011 | 1229 | 1229 | 1246 | 1289 | 1306 | 1185 | 1082 | 975 | 966 | 763 | 658 | 507 | 485 | 398 | 406 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:19PM1.09m | 1:48AM1.30m | 1:29PM1.04m | 2:06AM1.24m | 1:37PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.10m | 7:23PM-0.08m | 7:53AM0.17m | 7:36PM-0.05m | 8:08AM0.26m | 7:47PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 853 | 1028 | 1123 | 1092 | 899 | 984 | 1011 | 1229 | 1229 | 1246 | 1289 | 1306 | 1185 | 1082 | 975 | 966 | 763 | 658 | 507 | 485 | 398 | 406 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 2 | SE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | 43 | 53 | 50 | 62 | 78 | 87 | 89 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 1560 | 552 | 500 | 243 | 153 | 243 | 0 | 491 | 491 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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