Cactus 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.09° S 132.98° E

Issued: 3 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cactus sea temperature is

18.2°C

Cactus surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cactus today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cactus at 8AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Evening (03 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	13s

Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	3	0	1	1	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	526	577	503	437	380	325	277	277	282	331	535	837	678	583	615	593	611	583	603	574	574	584	623	663	553	534	864
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	E	ENE	S	SSE	SSE	E	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		2:29AM0.84m			12:18PM0.80m				1:30AM0.80m				12:02PM0.82m				00:42AM0.87m				11:59AM0.84m				00:25AM1.00m
Low Tide				7:32AM0.62m			6:58PM0.28m				6:43AM0.54m				6:23PM0.30m				6:26AM0.43m				6:03PM0.25m				6:30AM0.32m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	8:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	15	19	22	22	20	21	20	18	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	14	14	14	18	19	18	16	16	18	15	12	10	10	9	9	9	10	11	12	13	12	12	12	12	13	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 23	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 16
kJ	526	577	503	437	380	325	277	277	282	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	611	583	603	574	574	584	623	663	553	534	864
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	—	SSW 17	SW 17	SW 16	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	12	18	18	17	60	58	—	29	190	267	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 23	SW 22	SW 18	SW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	19	12	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 12	SW 12	—	—	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	—	—	—	—
kJ	48	—	—	—	44	44	—	—	—	331	535	837	678	583	615	593	53	35	—	—	37	58	62	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	1	3	2	2	1	3	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	401	132	0	0	0	648	401	0	0	401	648	1045	1219	1236	1236	491	491	0	0	0	510	632	1093	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)			3	2	2			2	2									3	3	3				3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	4
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