Cactus Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.09° S 132.98° E

Cactus 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cactus sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.4° 

Cactus surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cactus today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cactus at 7AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s

Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.4
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1597
1542
1318
1144
1115
906
793
631
536
459
401
390
299
290
205
202
193
151
239
236
365
1016
984
962
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:36AM1.00m
12:43PM1.41m
00:53AM1.09m
1:03PM1.40m
1:13AM1.18m
1:22PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.00m
7:04PM-0.02m
6:45AM-0.05m
7:18PM-0.05m
7:10AM-0.06m
7:32PM-0.05m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
6:58
6:58
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6:17
6:19
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
22
20
19
19
22
25
25
24
22
21
20
19
22
23
22
21
21
20
19
18
21
22
20
19
Feels °C
16
14
13
13
16
20
22
19
17
16
15
14
18
18
17
16
17
16
14
13
17
18
16
15
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