Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 12PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, strong winds from the SE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 134 | 281 | 269 | 281 | 346 | 346 | 331 | 416 | 634 | 1037 | 1778 | 1628 | 1573 | 1282 | 1238 | 955 | 823 | 719 | 619 | 532 | 432 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.31m | 00:13AM1.17m | 12:19PM1.31m | 00:30AM1.28m | 12:39PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM0.06m | 6:14PM-0.02m | 6:10AM-0.03m | 6:27PM-0.06m | 6:36AM-0.08m | 6:40PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 207 | 134 | 281 | 269 | 281 | 346 | 346 | 331 | 304 | 634 | 1037 | 1778 | 1628 | 1573 | 1282 | 1238 | 955 | 823 | 719 | 619 | 532 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 15 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 106 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 76 | 163 | 282 | 416 | 299 | 161 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100 | — | — | — | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 4 | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 29 | 102 | 114 | 80 | 57 | 78 | 127 | 178 | 173 | 166 | 16 | 110 | 163 | 163 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 491 | 510 | 489 | 302 | 203 | 287 | 1219 | 1312 | 1656 | 1690 | 1438 | 1536 | 1423 | 1423 | 838 | 1312 | 0 | 1423 | 0 | 651 |
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