Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 10PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1493 | 1493 | 1585 | 1695 | 1672 | 1542 | 1421 | 1212 | 1196 | 1212 | 1155 | 1062 | 966 | 856 | 685 | 598 | 590 | 513 | 513 | 499 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:39AM0.70m | 11:15AM1.03m | 11:57PM0.78m | 11:23AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.25m | 5:07AM0.51m | 6:03PM0.19m | 5:07AM0.35m | 5:58PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1493 | 1493 | 1585 | 1695 | 1672 | 1542 | 1421 | 1212 | 1196 | 1212 | 1155 | 1062 | 966 | 856 | 685 | 598 | 590 | 513 | 513 | 499 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 62 | 77 | 73 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 491 | 491 | 361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 489 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 431 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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