Cactus Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.09° S 132.98° E

Cactus 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cactus sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.5° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cactus at 2PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (04 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1907
1823
1799
2758
1610
1480
1460
1860
3135
1828
1951
1952
1919
1770
1940
1705
1485
1343
1262
1130
780
596
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
35
N
25
NW
30
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:20PM0.80m
3:04AM0.92m
12:18PM0.85m
2:38AM0.77m
11:43AM0.99m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.54m
7:54PM0.11m
7:58AM0.69m
7:31PM0.13m
6:09AM0.69m
7:06PM0.13m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
20
24
20
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
14
13
19
14
15
12
10
8
7
7
7
7
9
10
10
10
8
9
12
10
8
7
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