Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 9PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the N by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 659 | 650 | 513 | 499 | 428 | 410 | 299 | 314 | 643 | 619 | 550 | 535 | 520 | 427 | 718 | 686 | 499 | 482 | 573 | 735 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.12m | 1:49PM1.13m | 2:19AM1.13m | 1:59PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM0.03m | 7:53AM0.16m | 8:02PM0.01m | 8:12AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NNW 4 | S 10 |
| kJ | 659 | 650 | 513 | 499 | 428 | 410 | 299 | 205 | 643 | 619 | 550 | 535 | 398 | 285 | 718 | 686 | 499 | 482 | 11 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 270 | 314 | 81 | 163 | 282 | 256 | 520 | 427 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 573 | 735 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 287 | 503 | 401 | 401 | 564 | 632 | 641 |
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