Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 4AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 550 | 535 | 520 | 427 | 718 | 686 | 499 | 482 | 1000 | 1048 | 891 | 1029 | 411 | 385 | 1001 | 953 | 773 | 890 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:19AM1.13m | 1:59PM1.07m | 2:40AM1.10m | 2:07PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.01m | 8:12AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.01m | 8:30AM0.33m | 8:28PM0.06m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 550 | 535 | 346 | 285 | 718 | 686 | 499 | 482 | 2 | 2 | 589 | 643 | 411 | 161 | 1001 | 953 | 773 | 890 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 282 | 256 | 520 | 427 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 385 | 70 | 99 | 181 | 370 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 1000 | 1048 | 891 | 1029 | 159 | 17 | 79 | 77 | 75 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 401 | 401 | 564 | 564 | 641 | 649 | 1035 | 648 | 652 | 1045 | 1227 | 0 | 0 |
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