Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 4AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 429 | 418 | 350 | 297 | 272 | 215 | 208 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 132 | 122 | 118 | 133 | 161 | 370 | 362 | 527 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49AM0.83m | 2:05PM1.17m | 2:13AM0.89m | 2:16PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.24m | 7:34AM0.15m | 8:28PM0.21m | 7:58AM0.22m | 8:40PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 429 | 418 | 350 | 297 | 272 | 215 | 208 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 132 | 122 | 118 | 71 | 161 | 370 | 362 | 527 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 60 | 133 | 71 | 85 | 113 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | WSW 15 | SW 15 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 21 | 54 | 12 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 401 | 178 | 401 | 0 | 0 |
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