Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 7AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 989 | 864 | 714 | 598 | 722 | 879 | 1043 | 850 | 286 | 235 | 228 | 221 | 210 | 203 | 200 | 167 | 137 | 141 | 158 | 166 | 136 | 431 | 522 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:35AM1.37m | 1:46PM0.74m | 2:52AM1.25m | 1:32PM0.74m | 3:02AM1.10m | 1:11PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04AM0.35m | 7:46PM-0.01m | 9:10AM0.48m | 7:50PM0.04m | 9:02AM0.58m | 7:48PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 6 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | 989 | 864 | 714 | 598 | 3 | 644 | — | 465 | 286 | 58 | 228 | 221 | 210 | 203 | 200 | 167 | 137 | 141 | 158 | 166 | 136 | 106 | — | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 235 | 47 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 74 | 54 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 6 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 9 | 722 | 879 | 1043 | 850 | 87 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 91 | 57 | 32 | 92 | 431 | 522 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 287 | 1 | 1 | 651 | 564 | 401 | 564 | 632 | 940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1052 | 401 | 243 | 287 | 243 | 243 | 287 | 491 | 491 | 1052 | 1052 |
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