Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 12AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 521 | 587 | 644 | 628 | 566 | 543 | 623 | 676 | 658 | 595 | 569 | 501 | 431 | 424 | 357 | 341 | 286 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:41AM0.91m | 2:26PM1.04m | 3:13AM0.90m | 2:35PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40PM0.17m | 8:22AM0.31m | 8:56PM0.16m | 8:45AM0.42m | 9:13PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 362 | 521 | 587 | 644 | 628 | 566 | 543 | 623 | 676 | 658 | 595 | 569 | 501 | 431 | 424 | 357 | 341 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 151 | 10 | 17 | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178 |
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