Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (04 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 9PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1082 | 1082 | 1082 | 1170 | 1185 | 1082 | 1055 | 1028 | 1041 | 1041 | 1055 | 1082 | 886 | 875 | 875 | 875 | 1041 | 1339 | 1531 | 1531 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46AM0.82m | 12:33PM0.96m | 1:51AM0.76m | 12:28PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.11m | 7:11AM0.63m | 7:32PM0.16m | 6:32AM0.50m | 7:11PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1082 | 1082 | 1082 | 1170 | 1185 | 1082 | 1055 | 1028 | 1041 | 1041 | 1055 | 1082 | 886 | 875 | 875 | 875 | 1041 | 1339 | 1531 | 1531 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | — | — | — | 63 | 62 | 61 | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 510 | 500 | 491 | 401 | 0 | 0 | 940 | 552 | 552 | 552 | 491 | 0 |
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