Cactus 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.09° S 132.98° E

Issued: 3 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cactus sea temperature is

18.4°C

Cactus surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cactus today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cactus at 10AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Fri night).
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	282	331	555	647	625	594	582	593	644	666	614	565	574	584	613	600	480	431	954	942	1125	2014	1663	1025	1011	899	1318
Wind (km/h)	ENE	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	NW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:30AM0.80m				12:02PM0.82m				00:42AM0.87m				11:59AM0.84m				00:25AM1.00m				12:05PM0.87m				00:26AM1.14m
Low Tide			6:43AM0.54m				6:23PM0.30m				6:26AM0.43m				6:03PM0.25m				6:30AM0.32m				6:00PM0.18m				6:42AM0.23m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	8:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	15	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	19	20	18	16	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	19	13	12	9	9	9	8	9	10	11	11	13	14	12	12	12	13	12	12	18	16	12	10	10	9	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	—	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14
kJ	282	—	—	—	—	—	—	593	644	666	614	565	574	584	613	600	480	431	954	942	1125	2014	—	1025	1011	899	1318
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 23	SW 18	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	—	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	13	18	18	18	60	58	—	197	277	267	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 23	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	12	12	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	—	—	—	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 3
kJ	—	331	555	647	625	594	582	50	54	—	—	—	37	58	61	—	—	—	—	—	61	1232	1663	61	73	80	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	3	2	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	6	4	5	4	4
Distance (km)	0	510	648	1111	1229	1626	1236	491	491	0	0	0	510	648	1219	243	0	0	0	0	510	1236	1052	491	491	491	491
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Rating (10 max)	2									3	3	3					3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	3	5	3	4	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7	5	6

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