Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 1AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 773 | 940 | 685 | 370 | 483 | 416 | 489 | 574 | 909 | 1265 | 1232 | 1500 | 886 | 949 | 1548 | 1511 | 1456 | 1438 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:00AM1.03m | 2:07PM0.91m | 3:19AM0.92m | 1:48PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.06m | 8:43AM0.44m | 8:36PM0.13m | 8:44AM0.56m | 8:33PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 773 | 940 | 685 | 370 | 483 | 416 | 489 | 574 | 909 | 1265 | 1232 | 1500 | 886 | 949 | 1548 | 1511 | 1456 | 1438 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 181 | 370 | 157 | 135 | 125 | 99 | 74 | 58 | — | — | 303 | — | 600 | 375 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 91 | 90 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 78 | — | 102 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 178 | 1045 | 552 | 648 | 552 | 648 | 491 | 0 | 510 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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