Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 3AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1330 | 1303 | 1210 | 1164 | 1179 | 1179 | 1194 | 1783 | 2066 | 2043 | 1585 | 1204 | 1505 | 1382 | 1077 | 1480 | 957 | 769 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.15m | 12:32PM1.14m | 00:47AM1.29m | 12:56PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.06m | 6:33AM0.08m | 6:34PM0.01m | 7:02AM-0.01m | 6:49PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1330 | 1303 | 1210 | 1164 | 1179 | 1179 | 1194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1077 | 1480 | 957 | 769 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 59 | 65 | 52 | 57 | 39 | 25 | 26 | 1783 | 2066 | 2043 | 1585 | 1204 | 1505 | 1382 | — | 970 | 80 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 552 | 552 | 287 | 0 | 153 | 491 | 552 | 1207 | 489 | 491 | 491 | 1052 | 1093 | 1052 | 1438 | 1052 | 0 |
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