Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 7PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, strong winds from the ESE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 482 | 352 | 373 | 614 | 850 | 891 | 1702 | 1519 | 1371 | 1511 | 1109 | 1096 | 1096 | 1364 | 1691 | 2367 | 2147 | 3067 | 3156 | 2939 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:44AM0.70m | 11:57AM1.23m | 00:28AM0.79m | 12:11PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.12m | 5:29AM0.37m | 6:45PM0.11m | 5:45AM0.23m | 6:43PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 482 | 352 | 304 | 317 | 850 | 891 | 1702 | 1519 | 1371 | 1511 | 1109 | 1096 | 1096 | 1364 | 1691 | 2367 | 2147 | 3067 | 3156 | 2939 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 156 | 204 | 373 | 614 | 202 | 367 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | SSW 16 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 5 | SSE 8 | SE 2 | SE 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 91 | 51 | 69 | 81 | 117 | 144 | 37 | 181 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 552 | 552 | 491 | 491 | 1626 | 1623 | 1652 | 1679 | 1577 | 1577 | 491 |
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