Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 3AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 675 | 675 | 651 | 886 | 918 | 1375 | 1671 | 2075 | 1880 | 1588 | 499 | 427 | 499 | 512 | 1262 | 1460 | 1675 | 1808 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.07m | 12:51PM1.11m | 1:04AM1.20m | 1:03PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.11m | 6:53AM0.14m | 6:55PM0.06m | 7:10AM0.07m | 7:01PM0.00m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 675 | 675 | 651 | 886 | 918 | 1350 | — | — | — | — | 499 | 356 | 385 | 322 | 1262 | 1460 | 1675 | 1808 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | 499 | 512 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 16 | W 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 8 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | — | 1 | 96 | 14 | 1375 | 1671 | 2075 | 1880 | 1588 | 295 | — | — | — | 82 | 57 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 203 | 0 | 287 | 641 | 879 | 978 | 1186 | 1045 | 1227 | 1 | 1 | 648 | 1219 | 1219 | 0 | 0 |
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