Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 11AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1958 | 1932 | 1958 | 2009 | 3483 | 2325 | 2612 | 1878 | 2297 | 1978 | 1809 | 1787 | 1764 | 1719 | 1500 | 1480 | 1380 | 1279 | 1289 | 1155 | 1229 | 1343 | 1290 | 1171 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:17AM1.31m | 1:16PM1.09m | 1:32AM1.39m | 1:29PM1.06m | 1:48AM1.42m | 1:41PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.04m | 7:10PM-0.05m | 7:46AM0.03m | 7:22PM-0.08m | 8:04AM0.05m | 7:35PM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | 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 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1958 | 1932 | 1958 | 2009 | 3483 | — | — | 1878 | 2297 | 1978 | 1809 | 1787 | 1764 | 1719 | 1500 | 1480 | 1380 | 1279 | 1289 | 1155 | 1229 | 1343 | 1290 | 1171 |
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 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 2 | SSW 15 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2035 | 2325 | 2612 | 90 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 97 | 95 | 76 | 74 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 27 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 641 | 500 | 641 | 491 | 491 | 552 | 1052 | 1052 | 1219 | 1219 | 1236 | 1219 | 491 | 552 | 940 | 203 | 203 | 491 | 552 | 491 | 552 |
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