Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 3PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 295 | 437 | 374 | 424 | 369 | 286 | 304 | 357 | 628 | 1068 | 1420 | 1690 | 1961 | 1961 | 1795 | 1347 | 1330 | 1314 | 1314 | 1225 | 1651 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:35AM0.79m | 1:12AM0.73m | 11:27AM0.93m | 00:22AM0.83m | 11:44AM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM0.69m | 6:43PM0.29m | 5:41AM0.57m | 6:12PM0.22m | 5:45AM0.39m | 6:11PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 304 | 295 | 437 | 374 | 424 | 369 | 286 | 304 | 357 | 628 | 1068 | 1420 | 1690 | 1961 | 1961 | 1795 | 1347 | 1330 | 1314 | 1314 | 1225 | 1651 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — |
| kJ | 43 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 134 | 236 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 266 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 24 | SW 23 | — | — | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 54 | 21 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 2 |
| kJ | 47 | — | 44 | 43 | 66 | 56 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1202 | 548 | 489 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 491 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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