Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 9PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1982 | 2012 | 1977 | 1912 | 1884 | 1680 | 1464 | 1343 | 1280 | 1033 | 951 | 666 | 503 | 380 | 325 | 286 | 440 | 514 | 373 | 614 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:18PM0.85m | 2:38AM0.77m | 11:43AM0.99m | 1:29AM0.68m | 11:44AM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.13m | 6:09AM0.69m | 7:06PM0.13m | 5:24AM0.54m | 6:51PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 1977 | 1912 | 1884 | 1680 | 1464 | 1343 | 1280 | 1033 | 951 | 666 | 503 | 380 | 325 | 286 | 440 | 514 | 304 | 313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 23 | SW 22 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 156 | 204 | 373 | 614 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 71 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 1982 | 2012 | 49 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 79 | 16 | 43 | 54 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1035 | 1035 | 1217 | 1217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 491 | 552 | 491 | 243 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 243 |
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