Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 7PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 952 | 777 | 676 | 590 | 581 | 500 | 398 | 392 | 386 | 987 | 196 | 187 | 225 | 319 | 427 | 719 | 1039 | 1867 | 1492 | 2271 | 2153 | 2008 | 1535 | 1428 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:52AM0.58m | 1:38PM1.34m | 1:02AM0.62m | 1:59PM1.24m | 1:19AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.28m | 6:21AM0.08m | 8:33PM0.35m | 6:45AM0.10m | 8:42PM0.39m | 7:09AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 952 | 777 | 676 | 590 | 581 | 500 | 398 | 392 | 386 | 374 | 196 | 184 | 144 | 114 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | NW 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 26 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 987 | 192 | 187 | 225 | 319 | 427 | 719 | 1039 | 1867 | 1492 | 2271 | 2153 | 2008 | 1535 | 1428 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 564 | 632 | 178 | 401 | 401 | 431 | 401 | 564 | 564 | 970 | 649 | 649 | 648 | 648 | 564 | 650 | 1045 | 1045 | 969 | 978 | 648 | 986 | 1045 | 969 |
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