Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 1PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1317 | 1235 | 1124 | 928 | 346 | 447 | 422 | 534 | 975 | 915 | 581 | 573 | 499 | 416 | 398 | 340 | 290 | 242 | 235 | 196 | 184 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:07PM0.91m | 1:30AM1.44m | 1:24PM0.90m | 1:50AM1.43m | 1:40PM0.89m | 2:11AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.09m | 6:53PM-0.03m | 7:57AM0.10m | 7:11PM-0.04m | 8:16AM0.14m | 7:29PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | 8:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 598 | 346 | 447 | 422 | 534 | 975 | 915 | 581 | 573 | 499 | 416 | 398 | 340 | 290 | 242 | 235 | 196 | 184 | 146 | 31 | 141 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 211 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 32 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 144 | 24 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 1317 | 1235 | 1124 | 928 | 215 | 202 | 147 | 109 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 76 | 29 | 37 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 34 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 632 | 648 | 1232 | 1236 | 1207 | 1228 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 0 | 552 | 491 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 491 | 243 | 0 | 1 | 132 |
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