Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 8PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1314 | 1314 | 1225 | 1537 | 1537 | 1537 | 1502 | 1474 | 1456 | 1438 | 1330 | 1287 | 1210 | 1164 | 1179 | 1179 | 1194 | 1822 | 1956 | 927 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:18AM0.98m | 12:08PM1.12m | 00:30AM1.15m | 12:32PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.13m | 6:06AM0.22m | 6:20PM0.06m | 6:33AM0.08m | 6:34PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1314 | 1314 | 1225 | 1537 | 1537 | 1537 | 1502 | 1474 | 1456 | 1438 | 1330 | 1287 | 1210 | 1164 | 1179 | 1179 | 1194 | — | — | 927 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 266 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | — | SW 17 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | 75 | 16 | 28 | 43 | 35 | 38 | 50 | 49 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 26 | 1822 | 1956 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 302 | 132 | 0 | 491 | 552 | 552 | 552 | 1045 | 552 | 491 | 491 | 302 | 0 | 489 | 1207 | 1264 | 552 | 552 |
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