Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 10PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, strong winds from the NNE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1392 | 1265 | 1096 | 949 | 836 | 825 | 668 | 668 | 659 | 659 | 658 | 499 | 428 | 410 | 270 | 314 | 643 | 619 | 485 | 472 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.08m | 1:39PM1.18m | 1:58AM1.12m | 1:49PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM0.07m | 7:34AM0.10m | 7:51PM0.03m | 7:53AM0.16m | 8:02PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1392 | 1265 | 1096 | 949 | 836 | 825 | 668 | 668 | 659 | 659 | 658 | 499 | 428 | 410 | 205 | 205 | 643 | 619 | 485 | 472 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 270 | 314 | 81 | 163 | 282 | 256 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 23 | — | — | — | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 86 | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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