Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 8PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1194 | 1982 | 2300 | 2148 | 868 | 1308 | 1393 | 1273 | 667 | 970 | 874 | 696 | 686 | 706 | 716 | 706 | 686 | 961 | 647 | 628 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:47AM1.29m | 12:56PM1.11m | 1:08AM1.41m | 1:18PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.01m | 7:02AM-0.01m | 6:49PM-0.02m | 7:31AM-0.04m | 7:03PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1194 | — | — | — | 868 | — | — | — | 667 | 970 | 874 | 696 | 686 | 706 | 716 | 706 | 686 | 961 | — | 628 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 36 | 1982 | 2300 | 2148 | 153 | 1308 | 1393 | 1273 | 65 | 102 | 72 | 71 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 656 | 647 | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 552 | 1228 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 1229 | 1438 | 1052 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 361 | 491 | 491 | 287 |
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