Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 4PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1308 | 1273 | 1155 | 990 | 852 | 755 | 600 | 459 | 430 | 319 | 606 | 258 | 215 | 350 | 335 | 640 | 369 | 361 | 767 | 694 | 760 | 725 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:27PM1.22m | 2:48AM1.04m | 2:45PM1.07m | 3:17AM1.01m | 2:52PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.09m | 8:45PM0.08m | 8:43AM0.19m | 9:00PM0.13m | 9:12AM0.35m | 9:08PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1308 | 1273 | 1155 | 990 | 852 | 755 | 600 | 459 | 430 | 319 | 606 | 258 | 112 | 350 | 322 | 640 | 369 | 361 | 767 | 694 | 760 | 725 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | — | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 81 | 111 | 81 | 181 | 264 | 102 | 233 | — | 106 | 215 | 115 | 150 | 67 | 208 | 134 | 8 | 26 | 38 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — | SW 20 | — | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | 335 | — | 70 | 36 | 2 | 39 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | SW 14 | — | SSE 2 | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | W 9 | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | 55 | — | — | 50 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 940 | 941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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