Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 8AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 235 | 228 | 221 | 210 | 141 | 200 | 197 | 139 | 141 | 158 | 136 | 242 | 454 | 447 | 411 | 676 | 398 | 528 | 595 | 677 | 736 | 716 | 701 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:52AM1.25m | 1:32PM0.74m | 3:02AM1.10m | 1:11PM0.76m | 2:59AM0.95m | 12:45PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.48m | 7:50PM0.04m | 9:02AM0.58m | 7:48PM0.12m | 8:29AM0.63m | 7:32PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 286 | 235 | 228 | 221 | 210 | 141 | 200 | 197 | 139 | 141 | 158 | 136 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 398 | 528 | 595 | 677 | 736 | 716 | 701 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 51 | 43 | 21 | 30 | 21 | 34 | 74 | 54 | — | 13 | 21 | 30 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 48 | 45 | 30 | 36 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 15 | — | SW 6 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 56 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 5 | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 57 | 59 | — | — | 38 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 53 | — | 242 | 454 | 447 | 411 | 676 | 62 | — | — | 56 | 82 | 80 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 879 | 940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1288 | 243 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 178 | 302 | 431 | 489 | 491 | 649 | 0 | 0 | 552 | 552 | 552 | 132 |
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