Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 11PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 453 | 390 | 308 | 215 | 215 | 515 | 560 | 519 | 619 | 635 | 803 | 991 | 1123 | 1665 | 1749 | 1710 | 1502 | 1245 | 1109 | 991 | 886 | 683 | 550 | 472 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:21PM1.09m | 3:58AM0.79m | 3:48PM0.92m | 5:05AM0.77m | 3:57PM0.72m | 7:59AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59PM0.25m | 9:32AM0.39m | 10:30PM0.33m | 10:37AM0.56m | 11:00PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 453 | 390 | 308 | 215 | 215 | 515 | 560 | 519 | 619 | 635 | 803 | 991 | 1123 | 1665 | 1749 | 1710 | 1502 | 1245 | 1109 | 991 | 886 | 683 | 550 | 472 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 49 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 1356 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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