Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 6AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 478 | 404 | 398 | 340 | 330 | 466 | 269 | 265 | 221 | 178 | 207 | 134 | 281 | 269 | 663 | 293 | 346 | 331 | 416 | 634 | 1037 | 1483 | 1628 | 1448 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:50PM0.90m | 11:39AM1.26m | 11:58PM1.04m | 11:59AM1.31m | 00:13AM1.17m | 12:19PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.19m | 6:03PM0.03m | 5:46AM0.06m | 6:14PM-0.02m | 6:10AM-0.03m | 6:27PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 478 | 404 | 398 | 340 | 330 | 466 | 269 | 265 | 221 | 178 | 207 | 134 | 281 | 269 | — | 293 | 346 | 331 | 304 | 634 | 1037 | 1483 | 1628 | 1448 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | SW 18 | — | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 15 | W 4 | SW 24 | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 12 | — | 2 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 106 | 1 | 22 | — | 76 | 163 | 282 | 416 | 295 | 161 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 4 | SW 24 | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 22 | — | — | 20 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 14 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | 315 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 663 | 34 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 75 | 140 | 182 | 240 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 132 | 132 | 0 | 401 | 431 | 401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 491 | 489 | 491 | 0 | 132 | 132 | 491 | 552 | 1236 | 1438 | 1510 |
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