Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 2AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 924 | 836 | 924 | 650 | 679 | 1267 | 1096 | 886 | 886 | 773 | 550 | 404 | 398 | 393 | 447 | 975 | 311 | 1200 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:55AM0.66m | 11:50AM0.92m | 1:02AM0.62m | 11:40AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.28m | 5:37AM0.64m | 7:09PM0.28m | 5:03AM0.50m | 6:40PM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 924 | 836 | 924 | 650 | 632 | 1267 | 1096 | 886 | 886 | 773 | 550 | 404 | 398 | 393 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 210 | 369 | 369 | 588 | 679 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 447 | 975 | 311 | 1200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 287 | 401 | 491 |
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