Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 12AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 150 | 147 | 147 | 121 | 127 | 132 | 155 | 130 | 258 | 620 | 894 | 917 | 989 | 964 | 714 | 598 | 521 | 721 | 607 | 545 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.47m | 1:51PM0.77m | 2:35AM1.37m | 1:46PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM-0.05m | 8:47AM0.21m | 7:38PM-0.04m | 9:04AM0.35m | 7:46PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 150 | 147 | 147 | 121 | 127 | 132 | 155 | 127 | 258 | 620 | 894 | 917 | 989 | 964 | 714 | 598 | 521 | 721 | 599 | 509 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 130 | 127 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 4 | — | N 3 | NW 3 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 35 | 40 | 55 | 73 | 55 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 644 | 607 | 545 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1236 | 552 | 1045 | 491 | 243 | 132 | 132 | 146 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 178 | 146 | 1 | 503 | 564 | 361 | 243 | 401 | 401 |
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