Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 5AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 335 | 313 | 355 | 412 | 412 | 456 | 456 | 398 | 453 | 453 | 447 | 434 | 422 | 492 | 492 | 451 | 380 | 374 | 315 | 248 | 207 | 203 | 172 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:39AM0.66m | 2:31PM0.79m | 11:19AM0.77m | 10:33AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM0.37m | 8:22AM0.61m | 10:44PM0.39m | 1:01AM0.42m | 6:35PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 335 | 313 | 355 | 412 | 412 | 456 | 456 | 398 | 453 | 453 | 447 | 434 | 422 | 492 | 492 | 451 | 380 | 374 | 315 | 248 | 207 | 203 | 172 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 4 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 25 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 31 | 6 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 23 | 22 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | SW 24 | SW 24 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 146 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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